Theology
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Voice of the Voiceless
We all seem to be desperately searching for roots. From the fussy private pastime of Ancestry.com, to…
We Are Repaganizing
There’s a very short and very brutal poem by the Scottish poet Hollie McNish, written in 2019…
An Offer We Must Refuse
In his masterwork, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche’s mythic hero carries a message—“God is dead!”—throughout the earth,…
Briefly Noted — 10/23
Pursuits of Happiness: On Being Interestedby eva brannpaul dry, 612 pages, $29.95 At ninety-four years old, Eva Brann…
Free and Conservative
Avik Roy and John Hood recently launched what they hope will be a movement, Freedom Conservatism. In…
Leisure and Liberality
Why Boredom Matters: Education, Leisure, and the Quest for a Meaningful Lifeby kevin hood garycambridge, 200 pages,…
The Loss of Wonder Leads to Secularism
The God Desireby david baddielharpercollins, 112 pages, $14.99 I almost never read books by atheists—not since the time…
The Spiritual Cost of the Extracurricular Regimen
It’s the start of a new school year, which means students are diving back into classes and…
The Blessed Ulma Family and Our Catholic Moment
It’s a rare occasion when the word “unprecedented” can be used for a Church whose history extends…
A Pilgrimage to Taylor, Texas
Ask a group of average Catholics about their favorite pilgrimage sites and the answers are grand, yet…
Trinitarian Intimations in Bach’s The Art of Fugue
In his magisterial study Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician, Christoph Wolff treats at length Bach’s The…
Grace at Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic is Ireland’s biggest annual music festival. It has come to occupy a place in the…
Why Most Anglican Clergy Now Approve Gay Marriage—and What This Means for the Future of the Church
A recent poll conducted by The Times of London indicates that a majority of Church of England clergy…
Eugene Vodolazkin and the History of the Future
A History of the Islandby eugene vodolazkinplough, 320 pages, $26.95 Ukrainian-born medievalist and novelist Eugene Vodolazkin achieved…
Why Does the Pope Dislike Me?
He did it again. During a recent visit to a Jesuit school in Portugal, the Holy Father…
