The Cult of Smart
Anthony Barr takes a look at the spiritual implications of a society that worships intelligence--and at his complicity in the cult of smart.
Anthony Barr takes a look at the spiritual implications of a society that worships intelligence--and at his complicity in the cult of smart.
The Ordinary and the Onslaught: The Many Facets of Ledger Megan Foster explores Jane Hirshfield's new collection of poems, from their intimate quotidian details to their insistent reminders of human…
A student chaplain looks back on his summer at a cancer hospital through the lens of L.S. Dugdale's account of a culture that has lost sight of death in its mania for living well. Review by Manato Jansen
Yoko Ogawa's 1994 dystopian novel explores what happens when a society gives up and gives in to loss—and what role stories have to play in keeping the resistance alive. Review by Inez Tan
New York may have almost as many descriptions as citizens. But when it really comes down to it, what is New York?
In dialog with a scientist friend and with the writings of Locke, Bl. Newman offers an explanation for how, in an age of ambiguity, we can come to believe with certainty.