Advent: A Time of Asceticism
Ulrich Lehner turns our attention to the ascetic dimension of Advent.
Articles
The November Night Before Advent
Leonard DeLorenzo contemplates this year's uninterrupted transition from November into Advent.
When Nobodies Write Spiritual Memoirs
Kenneth Garcia chews over who has earned the right to write a spiritual memoir.
Why Get Over It Isn't Enough for Victims of Clerical Sexual Abuse
Philippa Martyr on what it takes to bring true healing to victims of the sexual abuse crisis.
Nature Mediating Grace
Mike Aquilina goes on pilgrimage with Ken Garcia.
Taking the Role of All the Baptized in Church Leadership Seriously
John Cavadini invities you to consider co-responsibility for the Church.
The Redemption of Scientific Reason
Carlo Lancellotti argues faith can help science rediscover its original impetus.
Jeffrey Epstein's Lolita?
Erik Eklund gives Lolita, and the metaphysics of writing, back to Nabokov.
The Universe as It Should Be
Jason Baxter travels with the Desert Fathers, Dante, and Merton into natural contemplation.
Transubstantiation Isn't a Disconnected Doctrine
Brett Salkeld illustrates how to overcome misunderstandings about transubstantiation.
When a Pope Writes and the Church Rebels
Richard Yoder reflects upon a not uncommon scenario.
To Be Befriended: A Meditation on Friendship and the Disabled
Stanley Hauerwas disarms fears of the abled about those who are disabled.
Christianity's Contribution to the History of Ethics
Alasdair MacIntyre charts the contribution of Christianity to the history of ethics.
In the Storm: An Ordination Homily
Peter Leithart gives advice about walking on water.
The Love of Learning and the Lay Desire for God
Margarita Mooney takes the monastic approach to learning without heading for the hills.
Byung-Chul Han's Sinking Cargo Cult of Meaning
Scott Beauchamp plumbs Byung-Chul Han's new direction.
Social Reform Isn't the Goal
Terence Sweeney reckons with Alan Jacobs's The Year of the Lord.
Tracing Ghosts in the Theological Tradition
Andrew Kuiper searches two millennia of theology for ghosts (and finds them).
The Difference Between Consuming Flesh in the Market and During the Liturgy
Matthew Tan on what happens when capitalism cuts the flesh off from transcendence.
The Scattered Alumni Who Return to Campus Posthumously
Andrea Antenan Peecher puzzles about the two cemeteries on University of Notre Dame's campus.
