Issue 04

Septuagesima 2021

The Publisher's Desk

What are questions for?

Correspondence

This month's letters and comments.

Feuilleton

Odds and ends from the staff of the Lamp.

Departments

Brass Rubbings

Jerome

Timothy Nerozzi

A visit to the memorial of Amakusa Shirou.

The Jungle

State V. One 1990 Honda Accord

C. J. Ciaramella

Civil asset forfeiture up close.

Historia Ecclesiastica

Sandal Blisters

Carino Hodder

A meditation on the family.

Apologia

Goofus Wears A Miraculous Medal

Maya Sinha

On Goofus Catholicism.

Features

Backyards

J. D. Flynn

An unexpected trip to meet new neighbors.

On Being A Cop

Massimo Faggioli

Life on the beat in 1990s Italy.

Craig's

Brandon McGinley

The life and times of a Pennsylvania bar.

Separation of Powers

John Milbank

Two views of the United States.

New Title, Same Boss

Mary Kate Skehan

Remembering my grandfather's extraordinary life.

Arts and Letters

Killing History

Sam Kriss

Boiling Rose Petals

Marlo Safi

Beadles And Boards

Peter Tonguette

Partially Reformed

Peter Hitchens

Fatal Eagerness

Patrick Smith

Running Up That Hill

Lydia Sherwood

Appreciations

David Willcocks

Aaron James

Recollecting the composer's

Nunc Dimittis

Deep Blue Air

Matthew Walther

On high windows