The New Atheists and a Catholic Resurgence

Somewhere in the last short while I have been experiencing some kind of a catholic resurgence. It’s an unusual occurrence for sure and seems to be to a large degree to have a life of its own. I’m not even sure where and when it began, but I think it had something to do with Richard Dawkins and The God Delusion.

Reflections on the Infinite Power of Paying Attention

courtesy of David Foster Wallace

Late last year I was stumbling around online trying to avoid actual work in my uninspiring get-me-through-uni retail job when I came across a long form article about tennis genius Roger Federer titled Federer as Religious Experience.

What are we meant to be doing in a Catholic school anyway…?

Being Catholic approached Dr. Gerard O’Shea, a long time Catholic principal who is now lecturing at the Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, and asked him what he thought was distinctive about Catholic schools.