Illustration by Katie Howerton
(Not) Just for Kids
When we return to beloved children’s books or discover new ones as adults, we make peace with our past selves and the people we’ve become. By Megan Foster
Old Cottages at Pinner, 1885-1895 by Helen Allingham
By Any Other Name
In a culture so materialistic it misses out on what matters about the things it is so desperate to own, language can bring us closer to real love for the material world. By Marie Glancy O’Shea
Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash
Seeing and Unseeing the Icon
The long tradition of the icon in Eastern Christianity has sometimes baffled Western thinkers, but a sacramental understanding of the link between image and reality can shed some light on the mystery. By Jordan Parro
Photo by Theodor W on Unsplash
Dirty Clothes
What might a bucket of soapy water and clean laundry drying on the line have to say about the soul By Matthew Beringer
Photo by Jingming Pan on Unsplash
The Cost of Giving
A philanthropy professional on why generosity can be complicated—and how to cut through the red tape. By Sharon Rajadurai
Photo by Isaac Martin on Unsplash
Join the Revolution
When we call beauty unnecessary or self-indulgent, we’re limiting the scope of love. By Katy Carl
Brian Prugh, Luigi [Giussani], 2023, cut and layered tulle fabric sewn onto paper ground, 14 x 11 inches. Photographed in a handmade frame sitting on the artist's boat.
“This Great Treasure of Dreams and Inner Life”
An artist looks beyond mere technical achievement to ground artistic vocation in the lifelong journey of faith. By Brian Prugh
Photo by Joshua Reddekopp on Unsplash
Homo Ex Machina
We put attention at the center of AI—now we have to attend to who we are in the face of what we’ve made. By Joshua Rio-Ross
Close Your Eyes
Our capacity for attention slips and slides and is at all times imperfect, but God’s gaze on us never wavers. By Alice Courtright