Heresy Costs
by Brian Patrick EhaGrace may be free, but holiness costs, remarked Flannery O'Connor. Nick Cave, her literary descendant, reminds us that heresy does, too. Continue Reading »
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Paul Bowles’s The Sheltering Sky at 75
by Nat BrownFreed from the burden of bodily existence and the pain of self-recognition, one is able to contemplate—in a word—the void. Continue Reading »
From LSD to Christ
by Mark BauerleinThe kids need intelligent, reader-friendly introductions to the masterpieces. Continue Reading »
The Fall of Archbishop Welby
by Carl R. TruemanBecause the English ruling establishment looks after its own, Smyth and his fellow abusers enjoyed diplomatic immunity. Continue Reading »
Abstracting Abortion
by John D. Hagen Jr.Desensitization has advanced to the point that demonstrators now hold signs overtly proclaiming, “ABORTION IS HEALTH CARE.” Continue Reading »
Why Catholics Voted for Trump
by Mary EberstadtMaybe, just maybe, a critical mass of American Catholics is finally taking off the “Kick Me” sign. Continue Reading »
The Continuing Scandal of the Vatican’s China Policy
by George WeigelThat the degrading, embarrassing, and evangelically destructive Vatican-China agreement has been renewed is nothing short of scandalous. Continue Reading »
Roses, Chocolate, and Ambiguity
by Francis X. MaierPope Francis paid an apparently surprise visit to the home of Emma Bonino, “the Italian politician who successfully campaigned to legalise abortion in the 1970s.” Continue Reading »
Outlaws of the American Dream
by Eddie LaRowThe best music will not settle for mere protest or interrogation. Continue Reading »
Make the Conservative Party Conservative Again
by Lois McLatchie MillerKemi Badenoch, the new leader of the Conservative party, insinuated that those who believe in traditional marriage or “disapprove” of cohabitation are backward “conspiracy theorists.” Continue Reading »
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