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Looking at a Masterpiece: The Lamentation of Christ
MADELEINE F. STEBBINS
This fresco by Giotto di Bondone in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua was painted circa 1305.

Finding Ourselves in Flannery's Freaks
FATHER DWIGHT LONGENECKER
O.E. Parker is constantly looking in the mirror.

The grittiness of Christian faith
GEORGE WEIGEL
Christianity began, not with a pious story or "narrative," but with the reality of transformed lives.

Interreligious dialogue with edge and purpose
GEORGE WEIGEL
The evening of September 12, 2006, was, in a word, memorable.

Living by the Sword
BRAD MINER
"The Crusades Controversy: Setting the Record Straight" is a 50-page broadside against the serial stupidities and half-truths of those who believe that the Crusades were "the epitome of self-righteousness and intolerance, a black stain on the history of the Catholic Church in particular and Western civilization in general."

Light from the East
GEORGE WEIGEL
Ten years ago last month, the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church made a striking decision.

Beauty in the Spiritual Life, Part 2: Suggestions on How to Develop the Impulse for Beauty
DAVID CLAYTON
This is the second article in a series of three.

Beauty in the Spiritual Life, Part 3: A Meditation on a Painting of Christ as the Eternal Flower of Paradise
DAVID CLAYTON
This is the final article in a series of three.

On Christian Accompaniment
ROBERT W. SHAFFERN
During July, which will probably forever now bear the name of the first of the Deadly Sins (Pride), numerous figures both inside and outside the Church encouraged us to accompany, walk with, and stand by folks who identify somewhere along the LGBTQ+ spectrum.

The Cross and the Crescent
FRANCIS X. MAIER
By looking at the past - our own past and the common history we share with Islam and other religious traditions - and by judging it honestly and rigorously, but without fear or rancor, we serve the truth that makes us free. We "contribute to the path of reconciliation," however difficult that might be.

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