Andrew Fowler

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  • Mar 9, 2026
    The United States may not be in the midst of a spiritual revival, as President Donald Trump touted during the State of the Union Address, Feb. 24. The data is mixed, with religion...
  • Feb 16, 2026
    The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness (1898) by Briton Rivière, a British-born artist, prominently hangs above my home office desk. I bought the print after encountering...
  • Feb 4, 2026
    Ronald Reagan is remembered for many great speeches — from A Time for Choosing to his address at the Berlin Wall. In those moments, he spoke to the defining crisis of...
  • Jan 22, 2026
    No U.S. President has written an extensive theological treatise on — or against — the Eucharist; but John Quincy Adams came the closest.  In April 1812, the future...
  • Jan 20, 2026
    By burning the baskets, his efforts were not rendered meaningless. Quite the contrary. He was drawn closer to God by “gaining a victory over [acedia] and driving it...
  • Jan 18, 2026
    As the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) challenges the nature of art itself, a 3rd-4th century desert monk demonstrates the creative process’ efficaciousness to our souls...
  • Jan 7, 2026
    The United States may not have been founded strictly as a Christian nation, but Christian values are intrinsically linked to American democracy.