"These words of Pope Benedict XVI remain a timely reminder that on earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other."

Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Eve homily, Dec. 24, 2025.

Image: Christ in the Rubble, by Kelly Latimore Icons

I thought yesterday, "No way can they hit 100" but there you go, you're gonna do it!

The irony is, there actually IS one person I can think of who talks eloquently, and often, about how his faith informs him as a person and a citizen, and who does it in a way that even atheists listen to and respect. But CBS canceled his late-night show and it’s going off the air in May.

Maybe I'm wrong! Maybe people will love this! But man, it feels like there are a million different ways you could engage with interesting questions about the roles that faith and religion play in Americans' lives, and "Steven Pinker vs. Ross Douthat" is just the laziest and hackiest one.

Yeah I doubt there were two events where they all had the same clothes and expressions on their faces. Makes sense that it's two different photos of some red carpet photo op.