Providence and Vocation in ‘Father Stu’
Mark Wahlberg’s new film “Father Stu” is one of the most theologically interesting films to come out in a long time.
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Should Suffering Shake Our Faith?
Premier Christian Radio sponsored a survey to investigate how COVID-19 has affected religious beliefs.
You’re Meant To Be An Eagle, Not A Chicken
When I was doing full-time parish ministry, one of my favorite activities was performing baptisms.
Heart Of Jesus, Holy Temple of God
The mind can certainly take in the Sistine Chapel Ceiling, and the will can perceive it as a good, but it is the heart that sings in its presence.
What I learned talking with thousands of skeptics on Reddit
I just finished my second dive into the Reddit AMA world. One of the most p...
Why You Should Read C.S. Lewis' "The Great Divorce"
Lewis was that rare sort of genius, able to combine high theological insight with vivid imagination.
Daniel Berrigan and Non-Violence
Last week Fr. Daniel Berrigan, S.J. passed away at the age of 94. Though many yo...
The Death of God and the Loss of Human Dignity
I am sure by now that many of you have seen the appalling hidden-camera videos o...
Why You Need Spiritual Food
Every third summer, the Catholic lectionary provides a series of readings for Su...
Love, Tolerance, and the Making of Distinctions
Last week, I wrote a piece on Bruce Jenner's transformation into Caitlyn Jenner....
Revisiting the Argument from Motion
One of the unintended but happy consequences of the emergence of the new atheism...
The Parable of the Talents
The attendance at our daily Mundelein Seminary on Labor Day weekend was sparse. ...
The Danger of Soft Atheism
A very instructive exchange between Gary Gutting, a philosophy professor at Notr...
Why Jesus is God: A Response to Bart Ehrman
Well, it’s Easter time, and that means that the mainstream media and publishing ...
What is Our Fundamental Problem?
The first reading for Mass on the first Sunday of Lent this year, taken from Gen...
Priest, Prophet and King
A classic characterization of Jesus is that he is priest, prophet, and king. As ...
"Why Goodness Depends on God"
One of the commonest observations made by opponents of religion is that we don’t...
Your Life is Not About You
Time Magazine’s recent cover story “The Childfree Life” has generated a good dea...
Hannah Arendt
The appearance of an art house film on the philosopher Hannah Arendt has sparked...
Why Faith is Indeed a Light
In “new” atheist and secularist circles today, faith is regularly ridiculed. It ...
Superman, General Zod, and God
I didn’t really care for the latest cinematic iteration of the Superman myth. Li...
World War Z and the Council of Trent
There were a number of reasons why I liked “World War Z,” the film based on Max ...
Sympathy for the Devil: What happens when Love turns into tolerance
Some years ago, The New Yorker ran a cartoon that perfectly lampooned the loopy ...
The Preachings of F. Scott Fitzgerald
The appearance of yet another film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great G...
The Adventure of Classical Morality
One of the most significant fault lines in Western culture opened up in the sixt...