Infinite Regress By Joshua Hren (Angelico Press, 2022) Novelist and poet Joshua Hren’s latest work, Infinite Regress, pits the existentialist’s nihilism...
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Once I filled out the online survey, the flood began: Apparently I had not been discerning enough in my responses to the survey questions, because I think...
It is an old saw that a liberal education is a value in and of itself, but when students are asked to matriculate with a lifetime of debt, can anyone honestly...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Pope Francis clearly considers synodality to be crucial for the reform of the church. Since his election, he has convened...
Sullivan McCormick paced the sidewalk for 10 minutes before he had the courage to stop. Finally, leaning next to a fire hydrant on a street corner in...
Readings (Year C): Acts 1:1-11Psalms 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9Ephesians 1:17-23Luke 24:46-53 Reflection: Our bodies are holy I have a confession: I don’t always like...
In November 2021 hundreds of people turned up at Dealey Plaza in Dallas (the site of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963) because they and their...
Laurel Hell Mitski (Dead Oceans, 2022) Like the sun’s rising or setting, Mitski’s heart dances on the cusp of darkness in her brief but beautiful sixth album...
The collection and hoarding of bits and pieces is basic to all animals, from the squirrel with his nuts . . . to the anthologist with his oddments stored up in...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: Growing up, I got in the habit of always saying grace before every meal. However, now that I’m...