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May 2020

May 04, 2020

Inhabiting the New Normal

As with many things we talk about, American discussions of COVID-19 seem limited, limited to...

December 2018

December 23, 2018

Jubilees

This semester I taught “The Bible as Literature” (or, I should really say, I had...

August 2018

August 03, 2018

Death to the Death Penalty?

“Suppose you were to see a man who had been justly condemned being led to...

August 28, 2016

The Feast of St. Augustine and Who Else?

Today is August 28th, most notably the feast of St. Augustine, bishop, theologian, Doctor of...

August 23, 2016

Mark, Simcha, Abortion, and Fire-Eating Trump Supporters

I have a surprise for readers: I am 22. In other words, I’m young enough...

July 2016

July 11, 2016

Being a Good Christian, Being a Sinner

I am a convert (or a revert, depending on how you ask). Unlike some Cradle...

July 06, 2016

Judge Not: An Obscure Monk Sheds Light on Pope Francis

Pope Francis mystifies—and aggravates—many Catholics; his talk of mercy, of suspending judgment has a tendency...

June 2016

June 02, 2016

Pope Francis: Father Figure

My last two posts (available here and here) have attempted defenses of the current pontiff....

May 2016

May 30, 2016

The Pope of Justice and the Year of Mercy

Pope Francis—pontifex maximus of cheap grace and haphazard forgiveness, the kind of bishop who would’ve...

May 19, 2016

Feeling and Loving with the Dead

As readers of my blog may know, I am a person prone to anxiety, even...