Article The Virtues of Solitude Curing loneliness requires more than just socialization. It also requires cultivating spiritually fulfilling solitude. By Lynn Casteel Harper September 4, 2025 Secularism and Modernity Spirituality Technology
Article The Case Against Grades Are grades even necessary? Are they actually accomplishing the goals we set out for them? By Ryan M. Brown September 3, 2025 Education Higher Education Academic Freedom
Article A Sour Note Liz Pelly thinks the rise of Spotify has been a disaster. In catastrophizing about everything, she overplays her hand. By Kit Wilson September 2, 2025 Culture Music
Article Coming Home As we journey back home, the People of God must cultivate the hearts of homemakers, too. By Leo J. O’Donovan September 1, 2025 Religion Theology
Article Handing on the Faith Cradle Catholics are defecting from the faith in extraordinary numbers. Are cohesive religious communities the answer? By Paul Baumann August 30, 2025 Religion Politics Culture
Feature Are Catholic Women Turning to Trump? In 2024, Trump made gains among men of all ages, races, and most religious persuasions. But he also made significant inroads among some women—especially Catholic women. By Heidi Schlumpf August 29, 2025 Religion Politics Donald Trump Gender
Article The Pinochet Parallels 'Second-term Trump has put me in mind of former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet.' By Susan Bigelow Reynolds August 27, 2025 Donald Trump Politics Latin America
Article Francis, the Romantic Pope The true stake of Francis's papacy was the heart. By Antonio Spadaro August 26, 2025 Religion Pope Francis
Article A Delicate Dance Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are engaged in a complicated and sometimes messy dance of praise, deference, and pushback. We've seen it before. By John Rodden August 26, 2025 Politics Arts Middle East
Article Genre Seductions In his August booknotes column, Anthony Domestico writes on the seductions of the campus novel. By Anthony Domestico August 26, 2025 Culture Books
Article Poem | The Busker and the Tomboy "The busker strums his blond and slender-hipped guitar as time / Directs his giddy step." By Lee Oser August 26, 2025 Poetry
Article Poem | School Prayer "We said something about our / hollow fathers (they were / hungry too, we knew it even then)" By Christopher Snook August 26, 2025 Poetry
Article Books in Brief The editors read art mysteries, AI exposés, and historical reporting about the Bronx. By The Editors August 26, 2025 Books in Brief
Article Letters | Religion and science, ordinary virtue, and UBI Readers discuss religion's search for truth, the social logic of universal basic income, and the value of ordinary virtue. By The Editors August 25, 2025 Letters
Article Graveyard of Empires The administration's approach to the Balkans is Trumpian in the truest form: fusing power politics with the pursuit of personal enrichment. By Eric Grube August 25, 2025 Religion Politics Europe
