Talking Religion in Bars
Perhaps “doing” something can actually involve much less “doing” than people typically think.
Articles
Peak Suburbia?
While we have not yet reached it, I expect to see peak suburbia within my lifetime.
What is an American?
I have been asking what various people thought it meant to be an American, or what being an American meant to them. This is the result.
Reflections Upon <i>Irena’s Vow</i>
Last weekend, the Angelico Project staged three performances of the play Irena’s Vow at the Aronoff’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater. Each sold out—which almost never happens in that theater, according to staff. That is no small feat. So, amidst our discussions about the play itself, we should consider the greater implications of this achievement.
The Work of Rerum Novarum Remains Unfinished
Revisiting Rerum Novarum on its 133rd anniversary, I am struck by two related observations. First, by how familiar it sounds. If you set aside the clunky translation and 19th century writing style, it could have been written yesterday. Second, by Pope Leo XIII’s descriptions of how the unchecked personal greed of both capital and labor could produce a corrupted state and ruin our society. Would that we had listened to him!
Kindling (and Rekindling) Ohio's Faith
We should look to Bishop Fenwick and Archbishop Purcell. Our challenges are not precisely the same, the principle underlying their success is: Both uncompromisingly sought first the Kingdom of God.
Kindling, and Rekindling, the Faith in Ohio
We should look to Bishop Fenwick and Archbishop Purcell. While our challenges are not precisely the same, the principle underlying their success is: Both uncompromisingly sought... the Kingdom of God.
Political Success, Social Failure
In Ohio, the Republicans have been winning elections for decades, yet we stand on the precipice of enshrining a “right” to abortion in our constitution.
Against Politics
I write starting from the premise that we share the goal of restoring Christendom in and around Cincinnati. This Journal, in part, seeks to chart a course toward that goal. We all approach the question from different angles due to our different natures. I, rather than beginning with a positive vision, want to start by discussing a negative proposition: We will not restore Christendom at the ballot box, and attempting to do so undermines our efforts.