In the last ten years, scientists have placed various components of the human brain into animals of other species, producing …
The Allegory of the Dinner Party: Hitchcock’s Rope and Axel’s Babette’s Feast
Animals feed, but only humans feast. The heart of a feast, as philosopher Josef Pieper noted, is sacrifice: to retreat …
Mary, the Personification of a True Liberation Theology
Magnificat We know nothing about Mary’s financial circumstances, nor do they play any part in her song of rejoicing. And …
Servant of God Enzo Piccinini: Everything I Did I Did for Happiness
When reality is recognized as event, as originating in the Mystery, this produces an incomparable intensity in your own life.—Julián …
Badly Broken: A Spoiler-Free Analysis of Breaking Bad as a Deeply Human Drama
When it comes to AMC’s megahit Breaking Bad, there are really three types of people. The first are those who …
Should There Be a Sharp Line Between the Liturgy and Catechesis?
In a recent article in these pages, Phil Davignon makes the case for why apologetics and catechesis are the wrong …
The Battle Over Vatican II: Navigating Modernity, Synodality, and the Liturgy Wars
Catholics love anniversaries. A few months ago, in October 2022, the Vatican marked the sixtieth anniversary of the Second Vatican …
When Wonder Strikes: William Desmond’s Metaphysics of Excess
William Desmond’s philosophy begins in wonder. It wonders at the aesthetic richness of the world, at our own mysterious depths, …
What More Can You Do in the Face of the Church’s Sexual Abuse Crisis?
A large part of what God has asked of me as a priest is to accompany hurting people, and particularly hurting …
There’s No Place Like Home: Adapting Fairy Tales (and Ourselves) to Different Mediums
My family has a tradition that after we read a novel together—which we do often, as my children have the …