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August 2015

August 12, 2015

On Loving Karen

My dear Karen died of a hard-fought cancer on August 12, 2009. I wrote the...

May 2015

May 06, 2015

Turnabout: Questions for Atheists

In my experience, atheists usually assume that atheism (or its approximations) is the only reasonable...

April 2015

April 15, 2015

An International Hero, An International Treasure

Coming down to earth in Washington, DC, is being hit on a regular basis with...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

The Splendor of Being

I’ve just returned from a wonderful visit at Walsh University in North Canton, OH, where...

March 06, 2015

The Ballad of Richard John – A Reworking and Shameless Borrowing of Chesterton’s “Lepanto”

In celebration of the publication of the new biography of Father Richard John Neuhaus by...

February 2015

February 10, 2015

A Tribute to Father Matthew Lamb

Adapted from remarks given February 7, at the closing dinner of the annual conference of...

February 06, 2015

Following up with Emily

We left off last time with Emily: Grandpa, I find your answer on the Bible...

January 2015

January 23, 2015

Emily’s First Question

EMILY: What separates the Bible from a book of moral fables such as Grimms’ Fairy...

January 20, 2015

Dear Bishop

Dear Bishop: This letter has been building up in me ever since the first session...

January 16, 2015

“Grandpa, I Have Some Questions”

Just twenty years ago, my daughter Jana urged me to respond to a list of...