Article ‘Steadier Than Before’ “It was still possible to cross the continent like a medieval pilgrim: travelling on foot, stopping at shrines, and supported by charity.”By Paul ElieDecember 1, 2021 Books Christmas Critics LGBTQ issues
Article Should Philosophy Retire? Richard Rorty thought philosophy’s days were numbered and spent most of his career explaining why.By George ScialabbaNovember 23, 2021 Philosophy Books Christmas Critics
Article Revelatory Narratives These three authors offer stories that haven’t been given sufficient attention in traditional narratives.By Claudia Avila CosnahanNovember 22, 2021 Books Latin America Gender Race Christmas Critics
Article Clearing the Field Is it possible to talk about the moral aspect of sex in a way that does not put sexual harm at the center of the subject?By B. D. McClayNovember 22, 2021 Books Sexuality Culture
Article Encounters Between Equals The Guadalupe–Juan Diego encounter is an aesthetic experience that foregrounds the suffering and humanity of the downtrodden.By Timothy MatovinaNovember 22, 2021 Books Theology Latin America
Article Making Room for Happenstance David Graeber and David Wengrow explore how our ideas about prehistory are rooted more in modern speculation than in the ancient evidence.By Phil ChristmanNovember 19, 2021 Books History Culture
Politics‘The Church Must Be Political’ In light of the upcoming USCCB meeting, Bishop John Stowe discusses the role of politics in the Church.By John GehringNovember 8, 2021
ReligionGoing Gray Reminders of death—and of the dead—needn't be terrifying.By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsNovember 1, 2021
CultureBabylon & Boogie Street Throughout Leonard Cohen’s life, he sought a commitment to others that echoed, however imperfectly, Jesus’s love.By Marcia PallyNovember 11, 2021
BooksPower in Perpetuity? China’s Communist Party has succeeded in large part because of its adaptability. But under Xi Jinping, party structures are changing.By Elizabeth M. LynchNovember 11, 2021
CollectionsThe Varieties of Religious Community Today In the face of precariousness and uncertainty, religious orders and lay Catholic communities model how to live in relation with both one other and God. By The EditorsOctober 27, 2021
