Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Our Death Mounds
As the Western suburbs of Chicago go, it’s a spectacular view. To the distant north is the…
Taking Pride in Humility
It all started when a guy told me in a Facebook post that if someone tells him…
Public Chastity, Private Chaos
Americans’ public and private lives are on a collision course. Our social system—the one we publicly engage…
Joy in Chastity
In 2006, Dawn Eden wrote The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On.…
Orion and Modern Man
One evening in the dead of winter, I went on a walk. I was on a break…
The New “New Orthodoxy”
Almost three decades ago, theologian Ronald Goetz spoke of the rise of a “new orthodoxy” in Christian…
Owning Our Baptism
The transfer of the celebration of the Epiphany to a Sunday from January 6 (the solemnity’s traditional…
Unholy Holidays
My commuter railway sent out the warning on a Friday afternoon in late December: No alcoholic beverages…
God of Fire, Man of Prayer
Birmingham is a post-Civil War city founded in 1871 in response to the discovery of one of…
Bosnian Muslims Celebrate an Islamic Christmas
Most of the world’s Christians—as well as many non-believers—celebrated the birth of Jesus on December 25. Members…
New Year’s Day: Bah! Humbug!
New Year’s Day has never been my favorite day off. What does it in fact celebrate? July 4th,…
The Nativity of Our Lord
He was born into the silence of this world. Because there was no room for him in a…
The Joyful Mystery of Christmas
“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him…
Christmas and the Humbling of the Wise Men
It might seem that everything that could be said, has been said, about the shepherds, the wise…
Who Am I To Judge?
At noon I have to be at the local Catholic school—let’s call it St. Dismas—to train altar…
