Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Reformed Liturgy, 50 Years Later
Fifty years ago, on November 30, 1969, the Catholic Church marked the First Sunday of Advent with…
Martin Scorsese’s Damned Men Walking
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is about bringing the curtain down—in cinematic and other senses—on the mythology of glamor and…
Why Did the Wall Fall, 30 Years Ago?
November 9 marked the 30th anniversary of the peaceful breach of the Berlin Wall—the symbolic high point…
Pope Francis and the American Bishops
During the most significant debate of last week’s meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB),…
The Philip Pullman Dilemma
If your soul was visible as an animal, what would it be? I suspect mine would be…
Infant Baptism and the Logic of Liberalism
My family goes to a lot of baptisms these days. With several of our Catholic friends raising…
New Troubles for Ireland?
The year is 2022. Trump is in his second term. The second incarnation of his administration is…
The “Synodality” Masquerade
During the 2001 Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, who’d suffered through a lot of…
On Wounded Shepherds
Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Churchby austen ivereighhenry holt and co., 416…
Fearlessness and the American Bishops in Rome
I once knew a Congregationalist minister—Yale Divinity School graduate, decorated World War II chaplain, veteran campaigner for…
Denying Communion As an Act of Love
In 2004, I was an Episcopalian seminarian. During one class, I and the other students debated the…
Why Biden Was Denied Communion
My wristwatch does not have a sweep-second hand, so I am not sure how many seconds elapsed…
Does Natural Law Need Theology?
Until quite recently, natural law thinking had been a Catholic preserve. My interest in it was awakened…
Reading the Signs of the Times
The Church,” says Gaudium et spes, “has always had the duty of scrutinizing the signs of the…
A New Cardinal Honors an Entire Nation
ROME. Even the greatest enthusiasts of the present pontificate might not assert that Pope Francis has an…
