Arts & Letters

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Living Communio in Cracow

George Weigel

Iwish all those who find themselves concerned, depressed, befuddled, or angry at the present state of the…

Why Humanities PhDs Should Teach at Classical Schools

Samuel Klumpenhouwer

Earlier this year, Mark Bauerlein invited humanities PhDs to join the ranks of classical school teachers across…

The Future of the Catholic Church

Russell Shaw

In a radio address back in 1969, a young German theologian named Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope…

Critics, Enemies, and the Difference

Francis X. Maier

Why is he shouting at us?” It was an innocent question, whispered at Mass in the middle…

The Vatican’s China Deal Unravels Further

George Weigel

The latest self-inflicted blow to the Vatican’s China policy came in mid-July, when the Holy See announced…

Cultural Gatekeepers and Books

John Wilson

As I’ve reported now and then, the magazine Publishers Weekly has been indispensable to me for decades,…

Queering a Tudor Warship

Carl R. Trueman

The anti-Western left has been exposed for its sexual imperialism over the last few months. Evidence is…

From Westerplatte to Lisbon . . . and Everywhere Else

George Weigel

Westerplatte, a narrow peninsula framing the Bay of Gdańsk, was the scene of one of the first…

Looking for the Lord Jesus in Lisbon

George Weigel

In mid-May, I spent two intense days in Lisbon, where a new Portuguese edition of my Letters…

Thinking Doesn’t Stop at the Church Door

John Wilson

This isn’t the time for an account of my higher education (a tale including a state college,…

Synodality and Sanctity

George Weigel

Pope Benedict XVI often said that, in today’s skeptical and cynical world, the saints make a more…

Open Communion Invites the Devil to the Table

Hans Boersma

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Conservatives Don’t Get the Porn Crisis

H. A. Hazony

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What Patrick Deneen Still Gets Wrong

Peter J. Leithart

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We Were Made for Eternal Things

Claire Giuntini

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