Christian Religion as Common Language

by Francesca Aran Murphy

All religions today share a single, common “Ultimate” beyond them all—the set of ideas about God implied by Christian religiosity.  Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2017 0

We Want God

by Mark Bauerlein

In giving voice to faith’s role in the West, Donald Trump’s Poland speech was no mere dog whistle. Continue Reading »

18 Jul 2017 0

Anne Frank's Enduring Testament

by William Doino Jr.

Since beginning her diary seventy-five years ago, Anne Frank's enduring testament to faith has inspired millions. Continue Reading »

19 Jun 2017 0

Pack Your Bags

by Matthew Hennessey

Preparing for death requires much more than putting financial affairs in order. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2017 0

Prince: Dance. Music. Sex. Religion.

by Stephen Niezgoda

Iʼm twenty years old, maybe twenty one. Weʼre four deep in my little two-door Saturn, on our way back from a show in the city. Itʼs late. I canʼt remember who played, but they were good. (They were all good back then, or at least I thought they were.) Weʼre passing the auxiliary cord, sharing . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Apr 2016 0

Suffering Poorly

by Peter Blair

I am glad you feel you are ‘standing still’ in your spiritual life. I should be still better pleased if you felt you were losing ground! Whatever makes for humility is so much to the good.”

25 Nov 2015 0

In Praise of Wakes

by Mark S. Milburn

Going to a wake is always unpleasant. For one thing the departed, once embalmed, always looks like a stranger. Thus, the corkboard display of photos of the deceased as a baby, and as a teen, can only emphasize that he is now utterly a fossil. To make things worse, a wake usually comes in one of two . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Oct 2015 0

Scientists Explain the Origins of Religion

by Russell E. Saltzman

I’d say, after reading this essay, we can just sleep in next Sunday. We now have a scientific excuse to stay home and pull the covers up: the origins of religion. It opens by asking what role religion still “plays in today’s American society.” Wait, you may ask. What does religion . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Oct 2015 0

Go To Church, Justin Bieber

by Anna Nussbaum Keating

Justin Bieber famously got his start in the music industry at the age of thirteen after being discovered on YouTube. Several multi-platinum R&B records later, he is now twenty-one, and frequently mocked on Late Night for his bad boy antics, which include: vandalism, an arrest for drag . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Oct 2015 0

The Gaffigans: An Interview With Serious, Light-Hearted Catholics

by Fr. Dominic Bouck

I recently spoke to stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan and his wife and co-writer, Jeannie, about the role faith plays in their new TV show and in their lives.

12 Jun 2015 0