JD Vance’s new memoir perfectly illustrates that it’s the company we keep, the soil in which we choose to implant ourselves, that truly matters.
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Our readers on ‘performative piety’: Why liturgy is not a space for self-expression
”I will try and remember this essay and focus on a great gift I am about to receive rather than what other people are doing.”
Posted inShort Take
The new know-nothings? Anti-Catholic political rhetoric is making a comeback
At least one prominent Christian nationalist leader envisions an America in which a “Virgin Mary parade” would be illegal.
Posted inBooks
Andre Dubus’s ‘A Father’s Story’: a short story with theological heft
For Andre Dubus, writing was a question of deciphering what was happening in the lives of his characters and translating that for others to see and understand—all of which can be seen clearly in “A Father’s Story.”
Posted inPodcasts
What the parable of the Lost Sheep should teach us about individuality, tribalism and communion
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley sit down with Luke Burgis, the director of the Cluny Institute at The Catholic University of America and the author of The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion. They discuss why we join and leave tribes, how to form a “solid” self […]
Posted inIdeas
Celebrating faith and FIFA: Italian-American community welcomes soccer legends
An Italian language Mass served as the kickoff to a day-long event that also included a Q&A and a FIFA Legends Match featuring eight retired Italian soccer stars.
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Robert George and the importance of charitable disagreement among Catholics
I find that desire for dialogue increasingly important in the church, which is one of the many reasons I was happy that Professor Robert George joined us this week on “The Spiritual Life.”
Posted inFaith in Focus
How language connects (or fails) us: A Pentecost story
In the spirit of Pentecost, I want to tell you a story about language—and about mistakes.
Posted inTelevision
Joyful, grateful and Catholic: Two fans say goodbye to Stephen Colbert and ‘The Late Show’
Comedy is fun, but Colbert’s conception of joy stretches far beyond making people laugh.
Posted inIdeas
What makes Stephen Colbert one of today’s best Catholic evangelists
As “The Late Show” comes to an end, Father James Martin writes that Stephen Colbert’s smarts, humor and experience of suffering make him one of the most effective public Catholics out there.