Around the country and the globe

One of the rotten fruits of our hyper-individualistic culture seems to be a sort of solipsistic self-obsession: I care about my family and my job and my well-being. And of course I need to care about those things... but it’s nice to have my eyes lifted to the concerns of the Other. To know about the struggles, courage, desperation, and hope of those in the margins both near and abroad.

Some of the recent articles in the Century have done that for me. Marc Roscoe Loustau describes the fight against autocratic rule in Hungary. John P. Burgess explains a religious showdown happening right now in Ukraine. Closer to home, Peter W. Marty reflects on economic policy here in the US.

I love our new video. I chat with CC art director Dan Richardson about his role at the magazine and the beautiful art on our covers and pages. If you enjoy our illustrations, you won’t want to miss this conversation.

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Hungary’s progressive Christian resistance

“It’s very difficult to speak prophetic words of protest when you’ve got coins in your mouth.” – Hungarian journalist Alex Faludy

Welfare for the wealthy

“I have a friend who believes the poor feel entitled to welfare. I have yet to hear him suggest that the rich feel entitled to tax breaks and write-offs.”

Dan Richardson on art in the Christian Century

Jon chats with CC art director Dan Richardson about his role at the magazine, working with other illustrators, and creating his own art for our pages.

In the Lectionary for June 11 (Ordinary 10A)

Sitting and talking with a boy from Ethiopia, I received a radical dinner invitation.

Rival Orthodoxies in Ukraine

“This year, two Pascha services were held at Ukraine’s oldest monastery: one by Metropolitan Onuphry and one by a priest who has renounced Onuphry’s authority.”

by John P. Burgess

Standing on holy ground

“Angela Alaimo O’Donnell’s vision of universal holiness doesn’t preclude fun. Delight, after all, is just as holy as difficulty.”

Peggy Rosenthal reviews Holy Land