The Advent Logic of Class Treason
Travis Lacy celebrates the theological legacy of Johann Baptist Metz.
Articles
The Consumer's Regress
Scott Beauchamp on the spiritual twists and turns of crass consumerism.
Advent's Binding of Isaac
Kristen Drahos explains Advent's sacrifice of money and riches.
Ordinary Mysticism in the Unnameable Present
Kevin Hughes proposes contemplative mysticism as a way through ordinary life.
The Houston Astros, Digital Espionage, and the Harsh Demands of Justice
Kevin Clarke breaks down the many sins of the 2017 Houston Astros.
What Lies Beyond Cutting-Edge Power Games?
Jeffrey Bishop on liturgy's resistance to technological will-to-power.
René Girard and the Present Moment
Cynthia Haven on René Girard's insights for our fraught cultural situation.
The Unoriginal Augustine
Jessica Hooten Wilson on René Girard, Augustine, and the great art of imitation.
Memento Mori: Facing Death as a Fount of Life
Haley Stewart explores the strange logic of memento mori
Advent: A Time of Asceticism
Ulrich Lehner turns our attention to the ascetic dimension of Advent.
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.