Two weeks ago, an artists’ bungalow in New York buzzed with a group of artists and “creative catalysts,” discussing how every person can stand up for and support the arts. Today in Comment: three takeaway suggestions for the Christian nurturing of art.
I teach students how computers work, how to program them, and how they ought to be used responsibly.
Last summer, Comment magazine publishing partner Steven Garber wrote a powerful introduction to a new idea: making peace with proximate justice.
No one will admire us for not padding our dockets, or hold parades because we held to the spirit, and not just the letter, of convoluted tax or securities provisions.
Proximate justice recognizes the tradeoffs that occur in this imperfect world, and allows us to respond with compassion and justice.
At the individual and community levels, I can accept that some movement in the direction of health is better than no movement. I am also hoping to be an agent of transformation in my nation’s discussion and reformulation of its health care system. Now there’s an area where cynicism and discouragement are the norm!
This scene had me questioning whether my work could address the needs of this dead little girl and her mourning family.
I have known many people with a deep allegiance to heavenly purity and justice, but no earthly allegiance to serve as a vehicle toward justice in the here and now.
Notes of hope, in the patient contributions of many, compose the ongoing and imperfect song of shalom.
Those who remain vibrant stay committed to lofty objectives despite inescapably alloyed outcomes.
What narratives about the rising number of Catholic converts miss.
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