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Prudence, Practical Wisdom, and the “Moral Virtuoso”
With Will Smith’s Slap, We Have Snapped Out of It
“Yes, but…”: Reasoned Debate and the Spice of Loyalty
We Are Beautiful—But Our Natures Are Still Fallen!
Why Doing What Is Right in Your Own Sight Is Such a Bad Idea
Coping With the Uncontrollability of the World
Why God Must Exist and Is it Enough that We ‘Can’ Know It?
Why Recall the Annunciation? Because it Teaches the Primary Lesson
“They have no peace”: Consecrating Russia, to the Echo of Mary
The Lost Art of Intentionality
Why the Supposed Conflict between Science and Religion Is Tragic Nonsense
“The Batman” Warns About Cynicism and Easy Caricatures, but Offers Hope
Wonder in Education Leads to Knowing…and More Wonder
Man of God: A Cinematic Lenten Gift and Reminder
Jane Austen: Christian Artist, Humorist, and Philosopher
“Your Father who sees things in secret”: On Doing the Small, Hidden Things
Metropolis Meh: Georg Simmel Gives Insight to the Rise of the Blasé ‘Nones’
Russell Kirk’s Advice on Brightening Our Little Corner
With ‘The Tipping Point’: Tears for Fears is Timely and Timeless
“The Remains of the Day”: What Are You Living For?
The Crown and Cross of St. Frances of Rome
A School of the Family: The Lunacy and Sense of Being on Reality TV
Why Aren’t There More Nuns to Help With the ‘Nones’?
Memento Mori: Moving into Lent with Marcus Aurelius
Moses’ Stark Choice Lies Before Us: All or Nothing
“Moonstruck” Delivers a Great Ash Wednesday Homily
The Poison of Gossip
Intention Matters: Baptized by the Water and the (Right) Words
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Glorious and Free Empty Sky
The Ordinariate: Bringing My Whole Past into My Future, in Faith
Bending Souls: The Dark Artistry of Benito Mussolini
“Please, let me in”: When Jesus Used My Wife to Get to Me
The Chair of Peter: Primacy to Promote Unity
Our Journeying to Freedom Starts With a Willingness to Forgive
The World-Enlarging Consolations of “All Creatures Great and Small”
Kick Your Success Addiction
Nietzsche, “The Power of the Dog”, and Psalm 22
How “Nice” Do I Have to Be for Jesus to Love Me?
Confession on the Run
Persevering in Love Is Sometimes the Hardest Thing
‘Sin’: Konchalovsky’s Masterpiece Shows a Sensual, Spiritual Michelangelo
Musing on “An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Religion”
A Voice in the Wasteland: Korn’s “Requiem”
The Bonds that Bind All Things
The Versatility of the Beads: The Eli Novena Chaplet
A Cookbook Review for a Joyful Lent
