Thinking, Belonging Aright
In How to Think, Alan Jacobs has written a short book on a large topic
Compromises and Clarifications: A Letter to Stephen Noll
In the spirit of Paul’s exhortation to “speak the truth in love,” I offer this response, to correct several inaccuracies, and to clarify a point.
Jean Arthur and the Virtue of Kindness
It is Jean Arthur's kindness, in the end, that saves Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Celibacy, Abuse, and the Formation of Desire
The clergy sexual abuse crisis is not born from a lack of sexual partners, but from disordered sinful desires acted out in predatory ways.
Philip Sheldrake and the Theology of Desire
As a work that deals with the age-old questions of human motivations, wants, and fears, Befriending our Desires remains highly relevant
Speaking of the Dead
I am disturbed that any Christian — among the laity or ordained — would demonize a newly departed Christian soul.
Being an Advent People
In Advent, we ready ourselves to receive the kingdom of God, aligning ourselves with its ways and customs here and now, in advance of its arrival.
Virtue and the Women of Old Hollywood
To introduce my daughter to the seven classic virtues, I will enlist the help of classic guides: Ingrid Bergman, Myrna Loy, Katherine Hepburn, and Jean Arthur, among others.