Rod Dreher is an American writer, journalist, and commentator known for his work on religion, culture, and politics. He is the author of several books, including 'The Benedict Option' and 'Live Not by Lies,' and has written for numerous publications including the Dallas Morning News, National Review, and The American Conservative, where he served as a senior editor. He contributed pieces to The Weekly Standard in 2000, focusing on religion, literature, and cultural controversies.
The Catholic Church teaches that our moral and intellectual failures may sometimes be excused by something it calls "invincible ignorance" -- an absolute incapacity to understand that what we're doing is wrong. The plea of invincible ignorance seems just about the only hope for Catholic parents in…
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JOHN SHELBY SPONG, recently retired Episcopal bishop of Newark, is not letting the grass grow under his feet.
Some Christians prepare for Easter by taking on a special penance for Lent. Me, I've been watching Jesus movies for what seems forty days and forty nights.