Self-Righteousness

Self-denial is an essential step on the road to joy.

Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” probes the unacknowledged darkness in every human heart.

How a “low anthropology” pushes back on perfectionistic assumptions about human nature.

“How do you know when to challenge your loved ones’ dangerous views and when to let go and quit pushing them?”

Christians are called to good-faith interactions online.

Affection can keep us together, even if ideas don’t.

Tara Isabella Burton’s report on the ascendance of “Remixed” spirituality is equal parts fascinating and dismaying.

Indignation is the discourse du jour on the Internet. We can do better.

Our defenses of Christian fame fall flat when we look at the ministry of Christ.

The self-conscious pursuit of holiness leaves us despairing over (inevitable) failures or gloating pridefully over (illusory) successes.