 |  | Jack Hughes, The Odyssey, and That Bloody, Broken Smile Dr. Tod Worner
Against sirens and Cyclops, through Charybdis and Scylla, Odysseus navigates fearsome odds with his men. There is fear and heartache, injury and death. But Odysseus sails on. Jack Hughes—immortalized with a shattered-tooth smile and star-spangled flag-bedecked shoulders—knows a thing about difficult journeys. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | Postmodern Landmark Infinite Jest Endures After Thirty Years Nora Kenney Mittiga
David Foster Wallace is the great postmodern formalist trapped inside this dawning algorithmic world, straining—almost violently—to insist on the reality of the soul in systems that no longer know how to recognize it. Infinite Jest's deepest loyalty is always to the moments when the system falters and a person is forced to confront the irreducible fact of being a soul. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | Embracing Ordinary Evangelization When the Door Is Opened Evan Nohara
Amidst the devastation, turmoil, and the trauma of fighting to keep my friend alive to no avail was light, radiant in its victory over darkness. In the silence of that last night shift, I had no inkling that God was using me as a conduit for his grace to help prepare Greg for eternity. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | How Do Word on Fire Couples Grow in Faith Together? Caroline Foreman
"Growing in holiness together hasn't meant escaping the chaos of family life. It has meant discovering that God meets us precisely there," email marketing manager Matt Franz explains. For some musing this Valentine's Day, I asked a variety of Word on Fire team members how they work with their spouse to grow ever deeper in faith and holiness together. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | Solzhenitsyn Didn't Realize Beauty Has Already Saved the World Dr. Richard Clements
Over the course of his life, Solzhenitsyn gained some insights into the saving power of beauty. But he spoke of the "saving" of the world as if it were an outcome to be achieved only in the future, and one whose achievement was entirely dependent on us human beings. The truth is God, who is Beauty itself, has, in Jesus Christ, already saved the world. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | 'Dover Beach' and Tolkien Offer Distinct Looks at Hope Fr. Mike Johns
Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" is a beautiful poem and one of the great examples of modern poetry. Where Arnold denies joy, Tolkien, even in harrowing circumstances, affirms it. Samwise Gamgee's song, "In Western Lands Beneath the Sun," affirms a primordial light and beauty that no shadow, no matter how powerful and complete it may seem, can touch. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | On Contemplation and the Fruitfulness of Trust Christopher Hazell
Josef Pieper emphasized the importance of adopting a contemplative way of life because it puts us in touch with the fundamental core of all reality, which is infinitely meaningful. Action must be coupled with a contemplative act of surrender. The actions we offer up, if they are at least partly done in faith, God can make fruitful.
| | READ ARTICLE | | |  | Ashes to Ashes . . . Fr. Steve Grunow
The season of Lent is a time of intense recollection concerning the state of our souls. The truth of who we are, what we have become, what we have done, what we have failed to do is necessary because without such a reckoning we would remain in the dark place of denial, and in that dark place, we would languish in misery.
| | READ ARTICLE | | |  | Abiding in a Providence of Books Lindsey Weishar
We are storytelling beings made to understand the world, its history, and our own lives through stories, and a beautiful image or finely rendered sentence has a way of stealing through the back door of our hearts and touching it in ways that a theological explanation or a moral truth do not. Among our other resolutions or hopes, we might consider if God is calling us to particular books this year.
| | READ ARTICLE | | |  | Practical Wisdom for a Happier Life Dr. Christopher Kaczor
One aspect of being happier, within reach of us all, is to grow in love. But to do so, we need practical wisdom. The virtue of practical wisdom is the habit that allows us to determine what act manifests love in the everyday and concrete circumstances of our lives. Practical wisdom isn't just about knowing what is right. Practical wisdom includes actually doing what is right. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | THE COLLEGE BEAT: ARTICLE XIII | SEEK and Ye Shall Find Hector Aponte
For me, SEEK was a blessing that I did not know I needed. I learned more than I ever thought I would. I met innumerable speakers and fellow attendees who have helped shape and grow my faith. Most importantly, I witnessed the sheer size of our Catholic faith to a degree that reminded me just how big and diverse the Church really is.
| | READ ARTICLE | | |  | The Obscurity of Faith Thomas J. Kronholz
Few realities are as mysterious as faith itself, being both certain and obscure. Ever seeking the assurance of the senses, man is continually confounded by the hiddenness of God, whose nature transcends his every power. Desperate for a certitude that falls within man's grasp, our culture needlessly suffers for want of total comprehension, misunderstanding the nature of faith.
| | READ ARTICLE | | |  | The Art of Educating the Evangelist: Exploring the Word on Fire Institute's Certification Tracks Dr. Tod Worner
Word on Fire Assistant Director Joshua Bitting describes, "By immersing themselves in this rich and living Catholic tradition, evangelists will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to engage both high and popular culture by drawing out the 'seeds of the Word' in order to renew and transform the culture through Christ, in Christ, and with Christ."
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