Article Don’t Over-Spiritualize ‘Temptation’ When we pray to be spared temptation, we’re asking for something very practical By Nicholas Frankovich January 17, 2018 Pope Francis Spirituality Theology Liturgy
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Article How to Survive Trump Three proud progressives trace the historical roots of the Trump phenomenon to the collapse of a shared sense of national purpose By R. Scott Appleby January 16, 2018 Donald Trump Domestic Affairs Books
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Article ‘Be Such as God Made You’ Rethinking the spirituality of body image with some help from the ancient church By Amanda C. Knight January 11, 2018 Spirituality Theology Women in the Church The Last Word
Article An Ambiguous Character Michael Wood’s book on William Empson is as all such books should be: an introduction, continuously helpful, never boring By Denis Donoghue January 11, 2018 Books Poetry
Article Letters | Debating Ta-Nehisi Coates & Racism A reader takes issue with a column about Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, and the author replies By The Editors January 11, 2018 Letters
Article ‘Back in Time to Spy’ From the "weird and engrossing" to the messy and haunting, Anthony Domestico considers two new literary biographies and two books of poetry By Anthony Domestico January 11, 2018 Books Poetry
Article Resist & Be Not Afraid Our current president pushes us toward fear, insecurity, and selfishness, but the gospel says otherwise By John Gehring January 11, 2018 Donald Trump Immigration Race Domestic Affairs Bishops