Despite the existential body blows thrown at the family in recent decades, there is a template that might help to push back against the present confusion. In Biology 101, we learned that at the …
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3/25/21
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Despite having been immersed for months in the highly-charged drama of another national election, when tempers cool we must revisit the eternal truths and reassess how competing ideologies have …
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Genevieve Kineke
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11/27/20
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In 1982, sociologists James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling introduced the “broken window theory” in “The Atlantic Monthly” magazine, suggesting that when small acts of …
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2/20/20
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There is always considerable movement around us, and as we transition from the relative quiet of summer to a new school year, that movement intensifies—even to the point of agitation and …
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8/22/19
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Take time this summer to ponder the simplest elements of nature and the humblest works of God
As a child, I loved slipping into the yard early on summer mornings, when dewy webs cascaded …
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7/25/19
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Recently, two young men identifying as women stood atop Connecticut’s high school podiums after their track victories, putting their competitors in an awkward situation. To grumble against the …
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Genevieve Kineke
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3/7/19
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We have before us the opportunity to dedicate a new year to the Lord; and amidst all the worthy secular resolutions, I would also recommend embracing anew the highest of religious duties—the call …
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Genevieve Kineke
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1/17/19
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In the Q&A period following a recent talk given at Notre Dame, renowned philosopher Alisdair MacIntyre mentioned a troubling arc in his conversations with students over the span of a long teaching …
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Genevieve Kineke
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11/15/18
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The “universal priesthood,” although misunderstood by non-Catholic Christians, has always undergirded the Church’s understanding of the right worship of God. Indeed, it was our first Pope who …
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Genevieve Kineke
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10/18/18
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The most perplexing aspect of the arguments surrounding abortion are the fundamental inconsistencies. After years of pushing for access to contraceptives and abortions, the proponents of the sexual …
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Genevieve Kineke
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7/26/18
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