Rescuer of the Written Word On this episode, Fr. Columba Stewart talks about his work preserving manuscripts with persecuted and endangered communities across the world. Religious Life Travel
Article Biden & the Death Penalty Biden can still recommit to ending capital punishment at the federal level. That would show true moral and political leadership. By Dominic Preziosi January 25, 2024 Death and Dying Joe Biden Capital Punishment
Article No End in Sight What’s become clear since the Hamas attacks on October 7 is that security in the Middle East cannot be enforced with missiles or ceaseless bombing. By The Editors January 22, 2024 War and Peace Foreign Affairs Editorial
Article A No-Nonsense Thérèse “When I first saw Ann’s painting of St. Thérèse, I saw someone who was completely serious.” By David Mills January 22, 2024 U.S. Catholicism art The Last Word
Article A Forgotten Fraternity Wilson Carey McWilliams insisted that biblical religion is an essential source and support for American fraternity. By Samuel Goldman January 20, 2024 Religion Books Philosophy
Article AI & Personhood Three authors at the intersection of technology and the Church discuss how theology can inform ethical AI. By Regina Munch January 18, 2024 Technology Vatican Artificial Intelligence Interview
Article The Poet’s Place What would it mean for a poem to address the world’s violence, whether past or present? Is that possible, or even desirable? By Adam Fleming Petty January 17, 2024 Poetry Culture
Article Putting Security First Security is something that we all want, but none of us really have. How did this happen? By James Chappel January 16, 2024 Politics Culture Economy Philosophy
Article Insta Towns in the aftermath of the Great Recession, cities are rebranding and rebuilding themselves along the lines of an “authentic” urban experience. By Julian Assele January 14, 2024 Culture Books
Feature The Poet Laureate of Losers The films of Alexander Payne shelter a menagerie of the bumbling, the henpecked, the ineffectual, the distressed, and the depressed. By Rand Richards Cooper January 13, 2024 Culture Movies