Weekly Round-up: Friendship, Mystery, and Political Idolatry

Enuma Okoro discusses the new image of friendship emerging from the 30-something set (at least, new to them): sustained, life-long relationships that take years to cultivate.

John Wilson reviews the book “The Searchers: A Quest for Faith in the Valley of Doubt,” by Joseph Laconte, which focuses on the experience of God’s invisible, hidden presence reflected through mystery, the holding of truths in tension, and the limits of knowledge.

Elizabeth Scalia offers an intelligent warning against political idolatry.

Catholicity and Covenant reflects on the gender theory expressed in the marriage rite of the Diocese of Sydney (Australia), which requires the bride to answer the question “Will you honour and submit to him, as the church submits to Christ?”

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