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Almost all things must pass

Jon D. Schaff   |  December 31, 2024

Reminders from Boethius for the end of year.

The story of 2024 in Current features

Nadya Williams   |  December 30, 2024

Documenting the year that is coming to an end through Current essays.

My children’s favorite book of 2024 is…

Nadya Williams   |  December 27, 2024

Cheeky penguins win the day–and year.

Reads of the year for the HIP (Harried Intellectual Parent): 2024

Dixie Dillon Lane   |  December 26, 2024

What are HIPs (Harried Intellectual Parents) reading this year?

Ebenezer Scrooge and the shanty band

Dixie Dillon Lane   |  December 24, 2024

A shanty band singing about Scrooge reminds us of the things a community ought to believe at Christmastime.

Some of our favorite things III: Current writers and editors reflect on 2024 (conclusion)

Jay Green, Jon D. Schaff and Daniel K. Williams   |  December 23, 2024

Current writers and editors conclude their reflections on favorite things from 2024! (And check out Part I and Part II) *** Jay Green As the co-founder of a “little magazine,” I feel like something of a traitor to my class. Aside from […]

Interview: Robert Edwards on John Chrysostom’s Consolation to Stagirius

Nadya Williams   |  December 20, 2024

What one Church Father’s advice to a suffering monk can teach us now.

Our favorite essays of 2024 from other little magazines

John Fea, Eric Miller, Robert Erle Barham, Agnes Howard, Timothy Larsen, Dixie Dillon Lane and Nadya Williams   |  December 19, 2024

More of our favorite things!

Some of our favorite things II: Current writers and editors reflect on 2024

Eric Miller, Elizabeth Stice, John H. Haas and Nadya Williams   |  December 18, 2024

The beauty that made 2024 for us

Some of our favorite things I: Current writers and editors reflect on 2024

Agnes Howard, Timothy Larsen, Adam Jortner, Dixie Dillon Lane and Jim Cullen   |  December 17, 2024

These are a few of our favorite things from 2024.

Mistaken anger and mistaken identities

Elizabeth Stice   |  December 16, 2024

Anger is the kind of seasoning that needs to be used sparingly.

Interview: Timothy Larsen on Twelve Classic Christmas Stories

Timothy Larsen and Nadya Williams   |  December 13, 2024

Timothy Larsen brings (more) Christmas (books) cheer!

Interview: David Anthony Basham on Paul, the Temple, and Building a Metaphor

David Anthony Basham and Nadya Williams   |  December 12, 2024

Like Jesus, everyone has their “Paul.”

Other (other) Christmas movies

Elizabeth Stice   |  December 11, 2024

There are many more great Christmas movies, if you just think outside the box.

“The After Virtue cabinet”

Nadya Williams   |  December 10, 2024

“Who will watch the watchmen themselves?”

Farewell for now

Marvin Olasky   |  December 10, 2024

The 2025 circus will be fascinating to watch, and this is my note to Current readers that I’ll now be at a different vantage point.

2024 in 25 Current book reviews

Nadya Williams   |  December 9, 2024

What’s the measure of this year? A story in Current book reviews.

Blessing of Unicorns: education, hope, Gladiator II, and homemakers

Nadya Williams   |  December 6, 2024

One Unicorn could be just a figment of your imagination. Herd several together, and you get a Blessing of Unicorns upon your day. This week’s Unicorns consider education, Byung-Chul Han on hope, historical inaccuracies of the new Gladiator film (I’m […]

Julie Durbin invites students to “A Way of Pilgrimage in the World.”

Nadya Williams   |  December 5, 2024

What students need to learn is more than just information—a what. What they need is a how and with whom—a way of pilgrimage in the world.

Wreckers

Jon D. Schaff   |  December 5, 2024

The temptation to be a Wrecker is strong. Augustine reminds us a better way.

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