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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, Books & Culture, National Review, Comment, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. He is a contributing editor with Plough and a contributing writer at the Dispatch. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.

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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, Books & Culture, National Review, Comment, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. He is a contributing editor with Plough and a contributing writer at the Dispatch. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.

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Why do so many people feel the need to lie about Cardinal McCarrick?

The reporting is clear that Cardinal McCarrick sexually harassed young men. So why do so many in the church and the media keep lying about it?

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Spiritual Friendship Pre-Conference: Johanna Finegan | Commonplaces

Johanna Finegan's pre-conference talk is a concise and comprehensive rebuttal to many of the criticisms of the Revoice conference.

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Spiritual Friendship Pre-Conference: Johanna Finegan | Commonplaces

Johanna Finegan's pre-conference talk is a concise and comprehensive rebuttal to many of the criticisms of the Revoice conference.

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I Hope I'm Wrong by Dessa - Commonplaces

One of the things I am increasingly convinced of is the fact that many, many American young people are actually quite concerned with matters of spirituality and religious life. The much-discussed “rise of the nones” is less about the rejection of […]

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I Hope I'm Wrong by Dessa - Commonplaces

One of the things I am increasingly convinced of is the fact that many, many American young people are actually quite concerned with matters of spirituality and religious life. The much-discussed “rise of the nones” is less about the rejection of […]

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Against the Sterile Style | Mere Orthodoxy

The sterile style overtaking many American businesses and offices today might be "cool" as defined by passing fads, but it is profoundly inhuman as well.

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Should Pro-Lifers Learn from the DSA? - Commonplaces

Matt Walther has a piece over at The Week which I, perhaps predictably, am feeling really torn about. Here’s Walther’s argument:

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Should Pro-Lifers Learn from the DSA? - Commonplaces

Matt Walther has a piece over at The Week which I, perhaps predictably, am feeling really torn about. Here’s Walther’s argument:

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The Lord's Work in the Lord's Way: Against the Culture War - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

One of the saddest consequences of the culture war is that it has managed to make people boring. The culture war has made us predictable, even if individual people are anything but. The libertarian online troll is in real life […]

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On Not Being Like Juan Gines de Sepulveda - Commonplaces

If you haven’t read Catherine Addington’s post on the main page today, please do.

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On Not Being Like Juan Gines de Sepulveda - Commonplaces

If you haven’t read Catherine Addington’s post on the main page today, please do.

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What do we mean by "community"? - Commonplaces

There’s a piece over at TGC I want to flag for a couple reasons. That said, before I get into some reservations about it, I wanted to note that the author is a pastor in Fargo, ND and he’s reporting […]