Theology

The gift of interfaith difference

At the Muslim community center, I felt the tension of our divergence. But I also sensed gratitude.

Bone chapels and their strange art

In catacombs, crypts, and ossuaries, I’ve seen the ugliness of death transformed into something beautiful.

Wisdom from Augustine in an election year

Our so-called Christian politics have been captivated by the liturgies of the earthly city rather than the city of God.

What does poetry do?

Maybe nothing. Maybe that’s its power.

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