Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
AWOL Doctors at the Catholic Field Hospital
Pope Francis’s image of the Church as a “field hospital,” tending the wounded on today’s social and…
We’re All Jews Now
A few weeks ago, I was having dinner with some friends in Texas. The group, to use an…
Imagining a Heretical Cardinal
Imagine if a cardinal of the Catholic Church were to publish an article in which he condemned…
Strange Flesh. Strange Drink.
The February issue of First Things included an essay by Micah Mattix, “The Integrity of Poetry,” which…
A Bodily Faith
Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego recently published a long and provocative article in America magazine. It…
Cardinal Francis George: Simply Catholic
Glorifying Christ:The Life of Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I.by michael r. heinleinour sunday visitor press, 520 pages,…
Letters
Bill Gates and Work Sam Kriss’s takedown of Bill Gates, and of money generally, is a provocative…
You Will Own Nothing, and You Will Be Happy
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Marc Morano joins the podcast to…
Letters
C. S. Lewis In his recent op-ed (“The Hypocrisy of Masks,” August/September) exploring the theme of hypocrisy…
Are Spain’s Catholic Schools Still Catholic?
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them,” wrote the satirist P. J.…
Why Vatican II Was Necessary
Writing my new book, To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II (Basic Books), afforded…
The Civic Duties of Hasidic Schools
The way to fix well-funded, failing schools is more funding––unless the schools are privately run. Welfare dependency…
Philosophy and Theology Together
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Thomas G. Guarino joins the…
The Restoration of Western Civ
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, John Burtka joins…
The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Jonathan Post joins the podcast to…