If You Have the Stomach, See First Reformed Twice
First Reformed is a testimony that sometimes movies ask something of us.
The Dread Spirit of the Age
This bundle of ideas — nihilism, atheism, the need to create our values, the reduction of everything to power — lies behind much that is deeply problematic in our time.
The News Displaces Divine Providence
We think because we have scanned the day’s headlines that we have glimpsed the mysteries of the world.
Why I Gave Up My Smartphone for Lent — And Took It Back
I realized my smartphone had become my centering point — or rather, my decentering point.
The Loose Ends of Life
For Rose Macaulay in The Towers of Trebizond, a story of moral seriousness couldn’t afford to tie up everything neatly.
No God at All: ‘Infinity War’
God, if God there be, must be the ground, the condition of the possibility, of existence itself.
Sir Roger Scruton: Conserving the West
Conserving Western civilization is an increasingly popular topic on social media and in entertainment. Roger Scruton has written a series of books addressing the issue.
The Importance of Preaching
The proclamation of Jesus Christ is as important now as it has ever been.