The Consuming Fire of Love

by Peter J. Leithart

God isn’t terrifying because he’s unloving. He’s terrifying because Love is terrifying—undiluted love, love that refuses compromise with evil. Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2023

On the Ukrainian Border

by Cole S. Aronson

“I doubt if we ever come back home,” says Helen, who until recently taught English to second- and third-graders in Mykolaiv, a southern Ukrainian city of several hundred thousand. “Putin wants Mykolaiv,” Helen says. A large majority of Mykolaiv residents speak Russian at home. The . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2022

Love on the Streets of LA

by Mark Bauerlein

Gregory Boyle joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness.  Continue Reading »

3 Mar 2022

Defending Catholic Healthcare

by Wesley J. Smith

Religious freedom in the healthcare context is under concerted attack by the political left and liberal politicians. The crisis time for religious pluralism in the United States is fast approaching. Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2022

Redeeming Giving Tuesday

by Carter Skeel

Giving Tuesday is a project with admirable intentions. But its vision is not the Christian vision of charity. Continue Reading »

30 Nov 2021

Philanthropy Politicized

by Mark Bauerlein

Michael Hartmann joins the podcast to discuss the field of philanthropy in America today.  Continue Reading »

19 Aug 2021

When I Met Christ

by John Waters

In an Irish health care system creaking at the seams, human beings still look upon one another with affection, pity, and mercy. Continue Reading »

21 Feb 2018

Love at the Edge

by Laura Bramon

Poverty cannot be combatted when charity is limited by market considerations. Continue Reading »

14 Jul 2017

All for Christ

by William Doino Jr.

By the time of her death this past summer, Elisabeth Elliot—wife, mother, missionary and writer— had become one of the leading Evangelicals of her time.Born Elisabeth Howard in Belgium in 1926, she was the daughter of missionaries, and one of six children. Her family eventually moved back to . . . . Continue Reading »

21 Dec 2015

Charity or Philanthropy?

by Ian Tuttle

The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity  by jeremy beeruniversity of pennsylvania, 134 pages, $19.95 As I sat on the subway car reading Jeremy Beer’s new book The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity, a homeless man entered the . . . . Continue Reading »

2 Nov 2015