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Eric McLaughlinCulture

Who Is Rich and Who Is Poor?

Having an accurate idea of who is rich and who is poor, relatively speaking, can help us better understand the Christian call to generosity.

Nadya WilliamsFamilyCulture

In This House of Death: What Does Sanctity of Human Life Month Mean in 2026?

Abigail Favale's new novel suggests a vision of what the sanctity of life means in a society that has lost all regard for it.

Miles SmithCulture

You can't clear cut political society.

If our political society is like a forest, then attempts to clear cut it will do to us what they do to forests: leave them poorer and sicker.

Jake MeadorCulture

On Communicating Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

Learning to compelling convey truth and beauty is not an ability we simply acquire in a rote way; it is a capacity that is cultivated over a lifetime.

David J. ChamberlinCultureChurchFormation

A Framework for Faithful Ministry Leadership

Retired US Navy Vice Admiral John Scott Redd developed a framework for defining virtuous leadership which can apply in a variety of settings.

Matthew CaponeCultureRacial ReconciliationHistory

The Christian Achievement of Martin Luther King Jr.

King remained tethered to a Christian understanding of non-violence and human dignity. This produced a distinctively Christian political strategy.

Andrew KoperskiCulture

Why Populism is a Problem for the Intellectual Right

Populism break things. So while it lacks the political capital to reform mainstream higher ed, it does have the power to mangle the Intellectual Right.

Eddie LaRowCultureFormation

The Rise of the Skilled (and Lonely) Consumer

Cultivating friendship with others in a society set for loneliness requires deliberate choosing and commitment and even sacrifice.

Brian PellCulture

Tiny Moving Parts's Defiant Joy

One way of understanding punk music and its various musical descendants is that it seeks a constructive counter-culture: it is defiant for the sake of joy.

Gillis HarpCulture

Resurrecting the Party of Bryan and Ryan

The examples of William Jennings Bryan and Monsignor Ryan provide two examples of what a Democratic party more friendly to workers and religion could be.

Jake MeadorCulture

After Nationalism: What Next for American Conservatism?

National conservatism fails as a viable strategy for American conservatives. But that does not mean we need to return to fusionism.

Michael LuccheseCulture

Why Iconoclasm Will Fail

Force alone is insufficient as a basis for political life. Common life arises from common loves preserved by the rule of law, not imposed by tyrants.