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June 22, 2020

Cops and Padres

There’s a phrase in Juvenal’s "Satires" that might be translated as "Who will guard the guardians?" That’s the right question to ask for both police racism and clergy abuse.
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April 16, 2020

Sense of smell

John Garvey reflects on not having his sense of smell.
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March 16, 2020

Coronavirus and ‘Hollywood Squares’

The novel coronavirus that began in Wuhan, China, late last year has affected higher education like nothing I have experienced in my time as a university president.
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October 15, 2019

Prayers for the sick

I've been thinking lately about prayers for the sick.
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January 17, 2019

One man’s meat

Learning to speak and write clearly is essential to success in all the disciplines that young people are flocking to these days.
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November 25, 2018

Say an Ave there for me

What many Americans may still not realize is that Ireland is embracing the culture of death with a zeal and gusto that few other countries -- even traditionally secularized ones -- would be so foolish as to imitate.
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September 20, 2018

Praying with children

The faith of the world's young people is precisely what the present crisis is destroying. It will not be enough, though it is certainly necessary, for the church to root out the evil in her midst and bring about some semblance of justice.
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May 18, 2018

What’s so funny?

God made us in his image and likeness, and humor subsequently became an important part of every human culture on earth. Our laughing granddaughter is only the most immediate reminder of the joy we are meant for.
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January 18, 2018

About praising famous men

I wish we had a litmus test to identify the people who deserve our praise. But it won't ever be simple. We are all sinners.
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November 16, 2017

Why poetry matters

Richard Wilbur died last month. He was, Dana Gioia said, the finest poet of his generation and the greatest American Christian poet since Eliot. 
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May 15, 2017

Good examples of virtue

Commencement speakers do communicate an important parting lesson. But the lesson is embodied in the life of the honoree. This should not be so surprising. Isn't this how we always learn the practice of virtue?
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