Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
The February 12 meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill is important for a number of reasons,…
An Invitation to a Roman Lent
It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since my son, Stephen, and I spent two…
On the Great Council of the Orthodox Church
Already there is much talk about the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church. Between now…
Tradition’s Future
Earlier this month, at the Liberty Law Site, my friend John McGinnis had an insightful post about…
Reading Toward the End
Revelation is one of those dramas where hero and villain keep missing each other. It is like…
Buy One, Not the Other
The Tre Ore, the “three hours,” is a Good Friday devotional exercise that marks the last hours…
China’s Population Crisis: An Evangelical Opportunity?
State-sponsored cruelty has been a staple of the human condition for millennia. But has there ever been…
“Remembrance of Death” Can Overcome “Death Obsession”
I was once approached by a member of the Hemlock Society after I had delivered a speech…
Last Year’s Horror Cornucopia: Suffering in Style
Last night I watched The Final Girls, Todd Strauss-Schulson’s 2015 slasher parody about mourning. It’s charming, touching,…
The Meaning of Christian Mercy
When Pope Francis announced his Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, now underway, he accompanied it with a…
The Cardinal Virtues & The Walking Dead
An academic friend was visiting from abroad, and after a day of talks and teaching, we wound…
Dear Father: Please Stop It
In all the sixteen documents of the Second Vatican Council, is there any prescription more regularly violated…
Devotio Tarantino
Tarantino and Theologyeds. jonathan walls and jerry wallsslideshow, 264 pages, $19.99 Quentin Tarantino once said, “Movies are…
Eastern Christmas and Egypt’s President
Egypt’s Coptic Christians follow the Julian calendar in celebrating Christmas on January 7th of each year. For…
In Honor of David Steinmetz
David Curtis Steinmetz, one of the leading church historians of our time, died this past November at…
