Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
God Gone Silent
God’s advent is accompanied by great noise. He walks in Eden “in the Spirit of the day,”…
Holy Week in Seville
Every year in Seville, more than sixty life-size replicas of the Virgin Mary are paraded through the…
A Year of Bumps in the Road for Pope Francis
The Holy Father’s eleventh anniversary (March 19) fell at a difficult moment, with a global controversy over…
The Church of England and Cost-Free Righteousness
Over at the U.K.’s Spectator, William Moore has penned an article with the provocative title, “Is the…
Nihilism—in Nazi Germany and Today
Twice in the last ten days my dear friend and colleague Fran Maier has drawn attention to…
Lenten Literary Companions
The traditional Lenten practices of intensified prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are spiritual disciplines to be followed along…
STDs in the USA
According to a recent CDC report, cases of syphilis are rising in the United States. The report…
YouTube and the Yearning for God
Confession: Last year, just before Lent, I was hijacked by YouTube. I started watching YouTube “shorts”—videos lasting…
Only the Orthodox Will Survive
In the 1990s, a number of Christian public intellectuals began to take note of the secularization of…
What Parents Can Do About TikTok
I have some interesting news for parents who worry about what social media are doing to their kids. If…
Athens, Jerusalem, and Manhattan
What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? Or the Academy with the Church? Or heretics with…
Primordial Elements
This article is part of our 2023 year-end campaign series, featuring reflections from prominent authors on why…
The Best Thanksgiving Film
Thanksgiving doesn’t inspire many movies. Yet it has a central role in one of the best movies…
The Trials of Päivi Räsänen
Blessed is the man who perseveres in the trial,” declares the Epistle of James. Finnish Member of…
History Takes Flight
They Flew:A History of the Impossibleby carlos eire yale, 512 pages, $35 Yes, but did it really…
