The Ballast of Faith
by Peachy KeenanAt the end of the day, politics, even the “correct” politics, will not suffice to inoculate children against the seductions of modern culture. Continue Reading »
At the end of the day, politics, even the “correct” politics, will not suffice to inoculate children against the seductions of modern culture. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Jeremy Christiansen joins the podcast to discuss his new book, From the Susquehanna to the Tiber: A Memoir of Conversion from Mormonism to the Roman Catholic Church. Continue Reading »
Lots of bad people get their deserts, but the world of Ozark is one where sinners cannot be laundered and aren’t judged. Continue Reading »
Fr. Leonard R. Klein interpreted our lives through the lens of a grand narrative directed by the risen Christ. Continue Reading »
Joseph Fadelle was born in Iraq in the 1960s. During his mandatory service in the Iraqi army, he was assigned a Christian roommate. Initially distraught to be rooming with an infidel, he came to understand that God had given him the mission of converting this man to Islam. In challenging the man’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Megan Basham to talk about her article, “Prodigal Daughter,” from the December 2022 issue. Continue Reading »
Like many a wayward daughter of middle-class America, when I was in college I took up academic culture’s invitation to throw off the moral restraints of my Christian upbringing. I experimented with all manner of substances and licentiousness—even with feminist theory, which almost proved . . . . Continue Reading »
Shia LaBeouf speaks with raw, unassuming language about the transforming grace of conversion. The actor is drawn to the old Mass because of its intrinsic merits. Continue Reading »
Bad reviews killed the poet Keats, so the story goes. Even though the tale has been debunked, it remains popularly repeated. We enjoy the éclat of unjust criticism, especially of the famous, even as we relish pitying the weakness of the oversensitive. The great film director Akira . . . . Continue Reading »
Now it was Lent, and we were just forty days from Easter. Heavy rains and rising temperatures washed the snow away, and on Ash Wednesday, when I drove to the church, the sky was crowded with clouds seemingly blowing on different winds—heavy cumulus clouds, and behind and between them lighter . . . . Continue Reading »