Timothy P. Schilling

Timothy P. Schilling writes from Utrecht, the Netherlands. This reflection opens his memoir, Lonesome Road, which will be published by Wipf and Stock.

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A Lesson from My Father

"Once, when Dad was still on the streets, I heard from someone that he showed up at the Easter Vigil. How did he even know when it was?"

By Timothy P. Schilling

March 8, 2024

Religion

Spirituality

War and Peace

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‘You’ll Do Good’

“Pick me up. Yes.” They were my words, the words of the poor, and the words of Christ himself

By Timothy P. Schilling

September 2, 2018

Spirituality

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Pragmatism over Populism?

Geert Wilders didn’t win the Dutch election, but he still touches a nerve

By Timothy P. Schilling

March 21, 2017

Foreign Affairs

Muslim-Christian Relations

Immigration

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The River Runs On

Norman Maclean couldn’t quite trust Christianity’s promise of redemption

By Timothy P. Schilling

January 13, 2016

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'A History of Loneliness'

John Boyne’s new novel pays attention to the circumstances of priestly life in real-world Catholic Ireland, asking: How does one be a good priest under suspicion?

By Timothy P. Schilling

December 2, 2015

Secularism and Modernity

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Holland’s ‘Zwarte Piet’ Problem

At stake for the Dutch in the controversy over representations of St. Nicholas's black assistant: memory, a nation’s pride, and standards of inclusion and kindness.

By Timothy P. Schilling

December 1, 2014

Foreign Affairs

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Timothy P. Schilling

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A Lesson from My Father

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‘You’ll Do Good’

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Pragmatism over Populism?

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The River Runs On

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'A History of Loneliness'

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Holland’s ‘Zwarte Piet’ Problem

What’s Wrong with Weird?

From Gratitude to Kindness

Happily Ever After?

When Hitchens Was Good

The Synod on Synodality