Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Originally at: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/tmcdonald/luke-skywalkers-monastic-retreat/ by THOMAS L. MCDONALD At the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we find Luke Skywalker, dressed in the monklike robes of his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, looking old and impossibly sad. He is perched at the summit of … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Blog/4482/a_new_catholic_literary_revival.aspx by K. V. Turley During Lent 1998, a teenage girl, having just left an English convent school, knelt at the grotto of St. Jerome in the Holy Land. She prayed fervently, asking that through his intercession she would one … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2016/01/08/why_we_should_be_worried_about_donald_trump.html by Russell Shaw The potential presidential candidacy of Donald Trump, a media critic when it suits his purposes, is a creature of the media. Trump has a knack for saying outrageous things, and journalists have heaped lavish free coverage … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/mar/13/selfie-social-media-love-digital-narcassism by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic What do Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Justin Bieber have in common? Grandiose exhibitionism, inflated self-views, superficial personalities and shameless self-promotion. In that sense, they are just like millions of their Facebook and Twitter fans around … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://aleteia.org/2015/12/30/church-going-going-not-gone/ by Philip Jenkins Now, this is odd. There are literary works that really define the cultural or religious tone of an age, to the point that few historians would think of discussing that era without invoking them. Just try … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.wsj.com/article_email/the-death-of-god-is-greatly-exaggerated-an-interview-with-eric-metaxas-1450481540-lMyQjAxMTE1ODI1MTEyODE4Wj by Ms. Bachelder If religion in America is dying, then someone will have to explain Eric Metaxas. The happy warrior for a muscular Christianity displays nothing but confidence about the durability of belief in modern America. In fact, he … Continue reading →