September 2017
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Donald Trump, Principe
Last year, Christian conservatives had serious reservations about Donald Trump. I was among them. But many of…
Briefly Noted
On the Road to Vatican II: German Catholic Enlightenment and Reform of the Churchby ulrich l. lehnerfortress,…
Observe His Prayer
At the outset of Moby Dick, Father Mapple preaches to a congregation of whalers. His text is…
Make Hell Hot Again
I have a problem with hell that goes beyond squeamishness. The problem is one of inserting the damned…
Caribbean Rhapsode
The great poet of the Caribbean, Derek Walcott, passed away at home on his native island of…
My Shamanic Healing
When I last visited New Orleans, the Robert E. Lee Monument was being used as an altar.…
Letters
SCALING UP SOLIDARITY R. R. Reno is sympathetic to nationalism because he sees it as a reaction…
Back to Work
In 1974, the year I turned nineteen, I took my first real job in the goods store…
First Church of Intersectionality
I recently attended an academic conference at the University of Notre Dame called “Intersectional Inquiries and Collaborative…
From What Is Left Over
Nearly a decade ago, I had the privilege of attending a lecture by Pope Benedict, “The Roots…
Love Alone
We’ve started a reading group here in the office, and in early June we sat down to…
Liberal Ressentiment
Age of Anger: A History of the Presentby pankaj mishra farrar, straus and giroux, 320 pages, $26 Despite…
Tate Unmodern
Allen Tate: The Modern Mind and the Discovery of Enduring Loveby john v. glass iiithe catholic university…
Pontifex Minimus
Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of…
Burns in Glory
The Oxford Edition of the Works of Robert Burns, Volume I: Commonplace Books, Tour Journals, and Miscellaneous…
Paradise Possible
Utopia Drive: A Road Trip Through America’s Most Radical Ideaby erik reecefarrar, straus and giroux, 368 pages,…
January 25, 2017, an Ode
My Students Two hundred kids bussed to the March for Life. Worried husband and wifewonder are…
On a Photograph of My Cousin Jean
As lovely as a girl aged twenty-twocan be—intelligent, slim, self-possessed,and beautiful. It’s Florida; it’s newto her, like…
The Crowd
Enticing to the coward is the crowd:It speaks what each dares not to speak alone,And compensates for…
Ruth to Naomi
Narrow the house may be and poor,But should it be where you will stay,Then I will want…
In the Confessional Booth
Some time ago I was in a confessional booth whenThere was a moment I never experienced before…
Dirty Laundry
The town’s dilapidated LaundromatIs packed this morning with a crowd of menAnd women, hauling bulky laundry sacks—A…
