Since roughly 9/11, “religion” has become a white-hot topic in the world of culture, ideas, and journalism. One sees this …
Why Sunday Matters: The Return to This-Is-Good Goodness
To understand Sunday, why it matters, we Christians must return to the beginning of things, to the mists of the …
The Revelation Failed: Revisiting René Girard’s Late Thought
Un calife autrefois, à son heure dernière, Au Dieu qu’il’ adorait dit pour toute prière: “Je t’apporte, ô seul roi, seul …
The Words Beneath the Rocks: Robert Redford’s A River Runs Through It
Robert Redford’s 1992 film adaptation of Norman Maclean’s 1976 novella, A River Runs Through It, is a cinematic work of …
Dependence Isn’t an Aberration: On The Dignity of Dependence
The Weak Will Always Be With Us For the smallest and most vulnerable people in our midst, a culture that …
Rediscovering Ollé-Laprune’s Catholic Vision: Faith and Reason Within Modernity
While studying the Catholic intellectual tradition and its encounter with modernity, I kept noticing the same name in the margins: …
What’s New in the Pistis Christou Debate?
What is the Debate? The “pistis Christou” debate is a lively discussion that has taken place in biblical scholarship, especially …
Mystical Elevation: A Modern Perspective on the Ancient Doctrine of Transubstantiation
As the three-year period of Eucharistic revival in the United States nears its culmination, it seems an opportune moment to …
The 2024 Ratzinger Prize Award Speech: On Gratitude
On an occasion such as this only on the most forsaken would have difficulty expressing immediate and heartfelt thanks to …
Speaking About God: Simone Weil and Byung-Chul Han
The elusiveness of Byung-Chul Han may contribute to his celebrity. He is difficult to pin down, politically and even religiously. …