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September 2013

September 13, 2013

Cancer and Divine Transcendence

When your phone goes off in class, your biggest concern is usually the teacher’s...

September 05, 2013

Two Sides of Paradise

If one were to construct a spectrum of contemporary filmmakers, ranging from the minimalist to...

August 2013

August 20, 2013

Miscellany and Divine Transcendence

In the summer issue of Fare Forward, due out shortly, my essay on “Cancer and...

June 2013

June 06, 2013

Doubting the Value of Doubt

Writing about John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Samuel Taylor Coleridge said, "I could not have believed...

May 2013

May 22, 2013

The Final Judgment and the Burial of the Boston Bomber

After plenty of heated discussion, one half of the alleged Boston bombing pair was buried...

May 15, 2013

Ask Aquinas Anything: Divine Perfection in the Face of Evil

Dear Thomas, My niece, who takes a daily two-minute break from facebook, sent me a...

April 2013

April 08, 2013

Vengeance is Mine, Saith the Lord

Recently, Slate ran a fascinating long-form essay on the life of Civil War general and...

April 03, 2013

Ethics, Tribal and Global

We live in a moment that is at once pervaded by guilt and dismissive...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

Waiting for the Bells

One of the greatest scenes in the history of cinema comes at the end of...

March 18, 2013

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

Everything happens for a reason. Some things are meant to be. These well-worn clichés are...