Article A Patriarch Flees Baghdad Cardinal Sako’s flight to Erbil underscores the complex rivalries playing out among Christian warlords in places like Iraq and Lebanon. By Joseph Phillip Amar August 31, 2023 Religion Middle East Bishops Politics
Article Poem | Disappointing Our Fathers "God with no T-square, no level, just eyeballed / creation, starting with nothing but a Word." By Gary Stein August 28, 2023 Poetry
Article Poem | Kyiv "I don’t believe in poetry / the poet said to the plant / trying to be a tree / in the rubble of the city." By Howard Altmann August 28, 2023 Poetry
Article Poem | The Speck in Her Eye "I had never met a mind so perfectly / intoxicant, so redolent, so like a grove / of orange trees." By Leslie Williams August 28, 2023 Poetry
Article Letters | Addressing the priest shortage and countering consumerism Readers discuss civic renewal, the need for religious community, and the benefits and limits of lay parish directors. By The Editors August 28, 2023 Letters
Article The Problem of Darci Monica Potts’s new memoir is a brilliant ethnography of a forgotten America that most are happy to ignore. By Robin Antepara August 28, 2023 Books Poverty
Article The Coup in Niger After the ousting of democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum in Niger, questions arise about the role of Western presence in the region. By Regina Munch August 27, 2023 International Politics War and Peace Africa Foreign Affairs
Article Climate Victory in Montana The victory for young Montana plaintiffs is tied to the losses they have already suffered due to climate change. By Isabella Simon August 26, 2023 Climate Change Politics
Article Giving Shape to Our Senses Anthony Domestico rereads John McPhee, considers an investigation into the fish owl, and warily cracks open a heavy-metal novel. By Anthony Domestico August 25, 2023 Books Culture bookmarks
