Article Vanities Come to Dust Joan Didion’s writing on Latin America is often overlooked. But it showcases an impressive understanding of American attitudes toward our neighbors. By Santiago Ramos February 18, 2022 Latin America Foreign Affairs Nonfiction
Article Neither Artificial Nor Intelligent The perils and promise of AI aren’t merely abstract. They’re also material. By John P. Slattery February 17, 2022 Technology
Article Asking the Right Questions Philosophers Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko discuss the good life, virtue ethics, and what philosophy can add to a religious person’s life. By Griffin Oleynick February 16, 2022 Interview Philosophy Theology
Article How the Irish Changed Penance The history behind a group of Irish monks who transformed the sacrament of reconciliation By John Rodden February 14, 2022 Religion
Article Fear Is a Bad Teacher Mitri Raheb offers an insider’s perspective on Middle Eastern Christians that counters the stereotypical Western narratives of victimhood. By David Neuhaus, SJ February 13, 2022 Middle East Foreign Affairs Nonfiction
Article A Supplement, Not a Substitute How has entering the digital world changed our conceptions of the way we live our lives? By Santiago Ramos February 12, 2022 Technology
‘Always Writing, Always Thinking’ On this episode, New Testament scholar Luke Timothy Johnson discusses his lifelong journey of learning and scholarship. Theology Spirituality
Article Unity Without Reduction The defense of ‘Traditionis custodes’ often relies on an oversimplified view of traditionalists, one that diverges from Pope Francis’s typical emphasis on dialogue. By Gregory Hillis February 10, 2022 Pope Francis Vatican II U.S. Catholicism
Article The Evidence of Bugs Unseen What does a rational man do when others dismiss his “eminently reasonable” accounts of hurt and requests for help? By Susan McWilliams Barndt February 9, 2022 Books Nonfiction
Article The Longest Year of My Life “When I graded the first set of tests for the ethics classes, I discovered that more than half of the students had cheated.” By Paul Baumann February 9, 2022 Education U.S. Catholicism Ethics
