In Praise of Unspiritual Things By Samuel Keyes Pondering the recent commemoration of St. Dominic, I came across this little gem from the 19th century Anglo-Catholic leader Stewart Headlam: If it be true ... that St. Dominic was much trou... Read More...
Prolixity and Precision: Reading David Bentley Hart Fast and Slow You Are Gods: On Nature and Supernature By David Bentley Hart University of Notre Dame Press, 2022. pp. 162. $25. Review by Jonathan R. Heaps Reading David Bentley Hart’s recent book, You Are Gods: O... Read More...
Sacramental Discipline By Sam Keyes When the news came that Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone had barred Speaker Nancy Pelosi from Holy Communion, I wondered how quickly Episcopal bishops would scramble over one another to declare t... Read More...
Easter and the Asceticism of Festivity By Timothy O’Malley If you are friends with clergy or other pastoral workers, the first days of Easter are a time of catching one’s breath. Yes, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil require a g... Read More...
In the Shadow of the Cross By Neil Dhingra Imagine two friends, one Protestant and the other Catholic. Perhaps they first met in a university History of the Reformation course, much like the version I once took, which, even in a secul... Read More...
Ave, Maria: For the Annunciation Today the church celebrates the Annunciation, commemorating when the Virgin Mary consented to become the Mother of God. It is a date of significance: nine months before Christmas day, and with a special associa... Read More...
Some Theological Notes on The Wheel Of Time By Sam Keyes Robert Jordan’s sprawling 14-volume fantasy series, The Wheel of Time (WOT), has gained a new following with the start of Amazon Prime’s new television series of the same. It has also inspired ... Read More...
Which Maintenance, Whose Mission? By Sam Keyes Several weeks ago, a clergy acquaintance online posted a provocative observation that “maintenance is mission.” This is a priest in charge of a parish of historical note, and his argument was th... Read More...
