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March 2021

March 17, 2021

A Final Note on CDF, Blessings, And the Role of Priests

I said my main thing about the CDF statement on blessing same-sex unions already &...

April 2020

April 06, 2020

“But Where Is the Lamb?”: Several Millennia of Reflections on the Binding of Isaac

When my nephew was bar mitzvah, he chose (!) as his Torah portion the Akedah,...

August 2019

August 25, 2019

We Don’t Need No Water…

A couple thoughts on the Pauline counsel, "It is better to marry than to burn...

May 2019

May 06, 2019

Two Charcoal Fires, Two Words for Love: Ron Belgau on Peter and Jesus by the Sea of Tiberias

this is great stuff: After breakfast, Peter and Jesus had a conversation which raises an...

October 2018

October 20, 2018

Dichotomies to Watch Out For: I read an Anglican intervention on gay relationships

In 2008, University of Edinburgh theology professor Oliver O'Donovan published a series of essays online,...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Her Mistress’s Hand

Hello! I'm back from Revoice, it was amazing!!!, more on that in a bit. I...

April 2018

April 13, 2018

Who’d Adam and Eve It?: More Postlapsarian Blues

I am delighted to report that Harrison Lemke is at it again. This indie music...

October 2016

October 12, 2016

The Unimaginable Atheist: Aleteia Took Down My “Loser Letters” Review; You Can Read It Here

Late last month Aleteia asked me to review "The Loser Letters" at CUA. I ended...

October 07, 2016

Not Peace But a Sword: “The Birth of a Nation” (2016)

The Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker's searing life of Nat Turner, is a brilliant...

July 2016

July 11, 2016

Cinema Paradiso? Some Things to Consider Before You Throw that Movie Reference into Your Homily

Steven Greydanus is the movie critic for Crux and the National Catholic Register, and he's...

June 2016

June 07, 2016

Sad Bible Songs: I review Harrison Lemke’s “Fertile Crescent Blues”

at First Things: "Christian pop is unrelentingly cheerful.” That was Leah Libresco's conclusion when she...

March 2016

March 08, 2016

“Gay and Christian: Exploring Vocation, Friendship, And Celibacy”: I’m in this

three talks at the St Benedict Forum of Hope College. Me on "The Radical Challenge...

February 2016

February 11, 2016

The Only “A” You Need Is the “A” in JESUS

Just a quick post about the readings for today. The first reading s really personally...

March 2015

March 22, 2015

“Bible Study”: Tony Hoagland

this is really me saying how glad I am that the First Things blog has...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

“Marilynne Robinson Returns to Gilead”: I review “Lila”

at AmCon--I think this piece turned out well: Ten years ago Marilynne Robinson began telling...

October 2014

October 02, 2014

“A Lonely Hearts Church”: I review a new Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catechesis on Family Life

for AmCon: Love Is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive is a slim volume, more...

September 2014

September 06, 2014

From Yesterday’s Readings

Brothers and sisters: Thus should one regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of...

April 2014

April 12, 2014

“Passover Cocktails for Each of the Ten Plagues”

I am just a fountain of good taste: Plague 1: Blood Cocktail: Red Nile The...

March 2014

March 06, 2014

In Defense of Wasting Your Life

Speaking of contradictory truths... I often tell this story when I talk: A couple of...

January 2014

January 15, 2014

“Course Evaluations for the Sermon on the Mount”: Millinerd

lol: Way too demanding for Gen Ed requirement. Prof expected us all to exceed best...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

He Treats the Bible Like It’s Some Kind of Gospel Truth!: A Couple Scattered Thoughts

on Wesley Hill's review of Christian Smith's new book, a book I 100% haven't read...

October 2013

October 18, 2013

“Crawl of Faith”: Me at Acculturated

on Balanchine's "Prodigal Son" ballet: I’m glad nobody told me anything about George Balanchine’s choreography...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

From Yesterday’s Readings

R. (1) You have searched me and you know me, Lord. Where can I go...

July 2013

July 18, 2013

LOL Paul

"Authentic Pauline Letters, In a Venn Diagram." Happyish!

May 2013

May 30, 2013

The Apocalypse Art Prize

bring the kids!: Benefactors of the Apocalypse Art Prize are hoping artists will respond to...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

From Nicolas Gomez Davila

The Bible was not inspired by a ventriloquist God. The divine voice passes through the...