New Media
Brandon Vogt

How Cardinal Newman Handled the Haters

In January 1864, the Protestant pastor and novelist Charles Kingsley reviewed an English history book for Macmillan’s Magazine. The review began innocently enough. Kingsley critiqued

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Columnists
Brandon Vogt

The Hidden Division

Tomorrow’s Gospel recounts Jesus healing a demon-possessed man, and while reading it I was struck by one word: Us. In the passage a demon screams

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Columnists
Brandon Vogt

Support a Catholic Speaker Month 2012

A few years ago, Matt Warner launched a cool project he called “Support a Catholic Speaker Month”. It began with a poll where you could vote for your favorite Catholic speakers. After a few days of voting, the top 100 speakers…

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New Media
Brandon Vogt

Join the Movement

In Cameroon, Africa, books are rare—especially the good ones. My friend Linus is studying at one of the seminaries, and he says the situation is

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Relationships
Brandon Vogt

Dance of the Porcupines

Porcupines generally have two methods for handling relationships: withdrawal and attack. They either scurry away, looking for the nearest tree, or they stick out their

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Spirituality
Brandon Vogt

Blowing Up Our Neighbor

“Love your neighbor as yourself.” If there’s one moral command found in almost all religions, this is it. From Judaism to Taoism, Buddhism to Hinduism

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