Serial Thinking

by John Wilson

A series appeals to us in part because it combines, in an artful and concentrated way, the combination of the predictable and the unpredictable at the very heart of our lives. Continue Reading »

22 Oct 2021 0

A Little Wisdom From Bernard

by Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

No pontificate is well served when its promoters show contempt and belligerence toward perceived enemies. Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2021 0

The Church Among the Deathworks

by Carl R. Trueman

It is one thing for someone unaware of the biblical narrative to adopt the rainbow. It is quite another thing for Christians, especially priests and ministers, to use the rainbow as a means of acknowledging the LGBTQ movement. Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2021 0

Pope Francis, “Estranged” Catholics, and Holy Communion

by George Weigel

Receiving the Eucharist is a statement of one’s full communion with the Church. Making that clear, by instruction if possible and disciplinary action if necessary, is a pastoral obligation. Continue Reading »

20 Oct 2021 0

Rediscovering Conservatism in Sweden

by Karl Gustel Wärnberg

In Sweden, conservatism has long been associated with dingy, smoke-infested rooms filled with schnapps-imbibing reactionaries. Yet in the last few years, conservatism has started to grab the attention of the Swedish people. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2021 0

Woke Theory at Evangelical Colleges

by Gerald McDermott

Christian parents often assume that evangelical institutions are free from such secular ideologies. But recent developments at three leading evangelical schools suggest they need to look more carefully. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2021 0

Lose the Culture, Lose the Family

by Scott Yenor

Conservatives must take stock of our policy failures with respect to the family over the past decades. Family is a product of culture, not economic incentives alone. Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2021 0

Giving Billy Joel His Due

by Esther O’Reilly

Despite being cast as the epitome of uncool radio rock, Billy Joel is one of pop music’s most masterful craftsmen. Continue Reading »

15 Oct 2021 0

What Sally Rooney Thinks Reading Is For

by Liel Leibovitz

Rooney’s decision not to publish her books in Hebrew isn’t really about Israel or its policies at all. It’s about the meaning of culture, how it should be produced and consumed, and who and what it should serve. Continue Reading »

15 Oct 2021 0

Why We Call God “Our Father”

by C. C. Pecknold

To speak well of God, we must not conform ourselves to the rapidly changing fashions of the woke world, nor should we project those fashions onto God lest we fall into idolatry. Continue Reading »

15 Oct 2021 0