In this time when so much seems to be falling apart, the writer/philosopher/farmer Michael Martin is reimagining and even building anew.
Spirituality
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
John S. Dunne: A theologian (and author) for our dark times
Just as St. Augustine had aimed “to kindle the light of things eternal in human hearts no longer supported by temporal institutions which had seemed eternal but which were crashing on all sides,” so did John S. Dunne, C.S.C., in his many erudite books.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Why does God allow suffering? And why are our attempts to figure it out inadequate?
Perhaps the only real answer is in asking the questions.
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
An American Catholic Pilgrimage
Daniel Hornsby’s debut novel, ‘Via Negativa,’ is the story of a Roman Catholic priest on the road to many destinations, both material and spiritual.
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
Caroline Gordon, the Catholic novelist we lost and found
Caroline Gordon’s ‘The Malefactors,’ a novel lost to prospective generations of readers, was a classic Catholic tale told by an author of considerable talent.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How one gay southern Baptist found himself drawn to the Catholic Church
Coming to the Catholic Church was not so much a radical departure from everything I had known before; it was a new chapter that allowed me to embrace and build upon it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
We’re all desperate for hope. Ted Lasso is here to deliver it.
It is the perfect time to sink into the couch and run through the most hopeful show on television: “Ted Lasso.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
God is not a man (or a woman)
The mystery of the Triune God goes beyond the confines of sex or gender.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Podcast: Self-care is an art. Tracy G can teach you how to master it.
One year into a global pandemic that has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and disrupted the routines and relationships of millions more, we would all do well to take a moment to take stock of where we are—mentally, physically, spiritually. Tracy G is here to help you do just that.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Want a better prayer life this Lent? Start by being honest with God about everything. (Yes, everything.)
Honesty means sharing things you might consider inappropriate for conversation with God.