Unkilled for so long
During the Catholic Literary Revival, Sheed & Ward provided the publishing stage for a larger-than-life cast of colorful specimens of...
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"Drawing on my fine command of language,
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A Town Named for Bacon Considers Switching to Pie
EGGS AND BACON BAY, Australia—Yes, there is a place in Australia named for eggs and bacon. And yes, some people have a problem with that....
50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time
https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/04/50-best-bob-dylan-covers-of-all-time.html As we began to compile this list of the 50...
Theology with Color & Punch
“Theologians are the least rhetorical of writers,” judged Evelyn Waugh. “Their vocabulary is elaborate and precise.” In religious...
One World, One Planet
https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2016/10/11/on-universal-citizenship/ From high over the planet in a space capsule, all boundaries on...
Trusto & Cricket's Excellent Adventure
Trusto is finishing up the four-day Sustainable Food Conference in Telluride. Cricket, that genius, got him a grant through the One World...
Take the Red Pill
I recall my early and very naive idea of using Vatican II as the context for my doctoral dissertation. As a Protestant, it struck me as...
Britney: pop star or Stepford celeb?
Commenting on Spencer Kornhaber's article, "Britney Spears Finds Grace in the Hook-Up" (Atlantic, August 26, 2016), our underground...
Marvel Comics, Sci Fi and Karl Barth
These top ten lists are so fascinating to read, especially the lists that mingle great books with those admittedly not-so-great books...
‘Hamilton’ and the end of irony
September 21, 2015 The Washington Post I had the good fortune a few weeks ago to see “Hamilton,” the musical currently swallowing...
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