Coronavirus Calls for Conversion

by Gabriele Kuby

The question of God has been muffled by prosperity, but suddenly it’s not so easy to ignore. Continue Reading »

3 Apr 2020 0

Why We Can’t Confess Over Zoom

by Dominic M. Langevin, O.P.

The sacrament of penance requires both joint physical presence and live, interpersonal action between the penitent and priest-confessor. Continue Reading »

3 Apr 2020 0

Looking Forward to the Peaceable Kingdom

by John Wilson

What I am reading may lead unexpectedly to this moment, even if there is seemingly no connection. Continue Reading »

3 Apr 2020 0

Coronavirus Diary: New York, April 2

by R. R. Reno

The “time of exception” is becoming normal. Continue Reading »

3 Apr 2020 0

The Case For Drive-In Masses

by Gregory Pine, O.P.

If online Mass becomes a regular practice over the course of months, it could subtly undermine the local, communal, and cultic dimensions of Catholic worship.  Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2020 0

Meditating on COVID-19

by Hans Boersma

Does our collective preoccupation with the coronavirus get in the way of our ecclesial calling to meditate upon Jesus’s passion? Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2020 0

Coronavirus Diary: New York, April 1

by R. R. Reno

In our technocratic age we do not petition God; we appeal to science for a feeling of reassuring mastery.  Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2020 0

Transforming Quarantine Into Retreat

by George Weigel

Here are some resources that can help redeem the rest of Lent and the upcoming Easter season.  Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2020 0

We Love Big Brother

by Peter Hitchens

My beloved city, Oxford, is closed and silent, like a large, well-ordered cemetery. Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2020 0

Coronavirus Diary: New York, March 31

by R. R. Reno

Emergencies are perilous, for they can justify what is under normal circumstances unjustifiable. Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2020 0