From Atheism to First Things
by Mark BauerleinIf anyone had said to me in 2005 that a decade later I would be saying prayers every night and working at a religious magazine during the day, I would have laughed. Continue Reading »
No, Junior, the Catholic Church is not the Same as ISIS
by Br. Michael BaggotA seventh-grader recently asked me how to respond to his peer’s obstinate claim that he and the rest of his Catholic co-religionists are just as bad as ISIS. Continue Reading »
Is the Religious Right Dead or Alive?
by Dale M. CoulterBefore November 8, numerous voices suggested that the Religious Right was in its death throes and that no intervention could resuscitate it. Then Donald Trump got elected. Continue Reading »
Dirty Hands and Political Despair
by Brandon McGinleyIt is not an act of humility but one of mutilation to amputate one’s faith in order to fulfill some secular political mandate—whether it be a bureaucratic directive or a party’s litmus test. Continue Reading »
Between the Capitals of the World
by Br. Michael BaggotTomorrow I return to Rome for my final year of theological studies before ordination. I have been privileged to journey between the ancient Caput Mundi and the contemporary Capital of the World. Continue Reading »
Hindenburg’s Bathing Suit and the Burkini Ban
by Elliot MilcoThe choice of clothing is a form of social communication, by which one can (for better or worse) say something about the order of one’s life. Continue Reading »
Public Displays of Piety
by Jordan ZajacOn a Greenwich Village street corner, amid a throng of man buns and designer sun hats, the priest held up the monstrance. Continue Reading »
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