Life of Faith
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JB: 3.28.06 So, protestors have filled…
So, protestors have filled the streets of France , once again. Cars burned, buildings occupied, politicians scuttling…
RJN: 3.24.06 This is a very old genre of…
This is a very old genre of humor. The darndest things that children say have, I suppose,…
JB: 3.13.06 On February 28…
On February 28, a congresswoman from Connecticut named Rosa L. DeLauro released a ” Statement of Principles…
JB 3.2.06 So, a friend and I…
So, a friend and I get talking yesterday. He’s a lefty, kind of. Actually, he insists he’s…
JB: 2.20.06 Over the last several…
Over the last several months, an enormous amount has been said about how the United States is…
Requiem for a Parish
It was built by Polish immigrants—workers in the steel mill and the glass factory that sat along…
With Friends Like These
Brozos Press has become the House of Hauerwas. That is not such a bad thing, given that…
RJN 1.23.06 For the first time…
For the first time in about 35 years I took a winter break last week, five days…
RJN 1.05.06 “The Christ-haunted…
“The Christ-haunted South.” Flannery O’Connor’s phrase came to mind, said a friend, upon reading this report from…
Briefly Noted 1
In Tiers of Glory: The Organic Development of Catholic Church Architecture Through the Ages. By Michael S.…
What Do Zombies Think?
I once attended a lecture by a philosopher who, in the midst of a tirade against the…
JB 12.19.05 Christmas is coming…
“Christmas is coming,” my daughter sang in that piercing, glass-shattering treble of eight-year-old girls. “Christmas is coming,…
RJN: 12.15.05 Over on Catholic…
Over on Catholic World News, there is this fellow who calls himself Diogenes, aka Uncle Di. He…
RJN 12.09.05 Joshua Skinner…
Joshua Skinner is among those researching that troublesome Chesterton quote about those who do not believe in…
Strange Spirits
Restless Souls: The Making of American Spirituality By Leigh Eric Schmidt HarperSanFrancisco, 352 pages, $26.95 Where two…
