Reform from within or without? Richard Hooker on heresy in the Church If the people of God are part of sinful Babylon, what is a godly woman or man to do?
One of the Church’s missionary saints: Ninian Ninian, a Briton of the 4th or 5th century who studied in Rome, is a prime example of missionary fervor, Catholic identity, and internationalism among the early British and English churches.
The demise of American civil religion Something will be lost no matter who wins November’s American presidential election — something more central to American identity than the dissipating mirage of political unity.
Behold the Cross The key to understanding the Cross is to shut up, and look, in a mode of humble, agenda-free reception.
Young traditionalists in a progressive church: Searching and remaining for salvation Somewhere in this mess about human sexuality, we might actually be saved, narrowly or comprehensively.
Fraternal language and the body of Christ Calling someone “brother” or "sister" in the Church shapes how we perceive each other.
Eaten by the Lion: Divine desire in Narnia In The Horse and His Boy, it is Aslan’s beauty that elicits Hwin’s remarkable response: “You may eat me if you like.”
Religion on vacation: Rocamadour, Aigues-Morte, and Nîmes Cultural travelogues usually try to pick up a whiff of some hidden rustling in the midst of fragments. Here I see only subdued disjunctions; I smell only the dust from ground trampled by the world, as it barrels along under a sky of forgetfulness.
