By Matthew Mason

What does it mean to be happy? That question gets us to the heart of Christian ethics, the goal of human life, and the entire meaning of reality. William Mattison, in The Sermon on the Mount and Moral Theology, says, “All classical treatments of ethics begin with reflection on happiness. And what do we find […]

Nothing in nature is more beautiful, nor more filled with meaning, than the human face.[1] For in a face, the dignity, and the unique identity and personality, of a human person is made manifest in the world. As the place where a person and their body most clearly intermesh, the face makes known the human soul

What a scholar one might be if one knew well only some half dozen books  – Gustave Flaubert So little read; so much to read. Of blurbing many books there is no end, and selling your last shirt for yet another “must-read” Christian paperback is a weariness of the flesh. I read a lot. It’s

We are quick to want practical solutions and speedy resolutions to our afflictions. Instead, God often makes us wait, depriving us of what we want, and of the power to achieve it. Why? Simply so that he can gives us himself. Is this enough? What follows is a short theological and ethical meditation on the

What follows is an answer I recently gave to someone asking what the Christian tradition believes concerning the body and gender identity. The human body is centrally important to the Christian faith. Orthodox Christian theology regards the human person as a psychosomatic (integrated soul-body) unity, according to God’s design in both creation and salvation. The

Can Christians receive a Covid vaccine with a clear conscience? Or should we refuse to be vaccinated? This has been a matter of some debate, because all of the currently available vaccines have been developed or tested using cell lines derived originally from aborted babies. Some Christians have therefore stated strong opposition to receiving a