Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Humble John Henry Newman
As a Protestant, I reject the theology of the canonization of saints. But as an admirer of…
What Kind of “Believers”?
This past June I was in the Munich area for four days, giving a public lecture on…
Letters From the Synod–2019: #2
THE TENSIONS OF A PONTIFICATE Formally opening Synod-2019 at Mass in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter…
Letters From the Synod-2019: #1
THE MANY MYSTERIES OF SYNOD-2019 Eighty years ago, on October 1, 1939, a month after the German…
On the Eve of the Amazon Synod
As leaders of the Catholic Church prepare to open the Amazon Synod on Sunday, the fundamental question…
The Model New Evangelization Bishop
Out on the Kansas plains, he was just turning 21 when the Second Vatican Council promulgated its…
The Dark Side of the Dallas Charter
As we approach John Henry Newman’s canonization as a saint of the Catholic Church, it is a…
A German Attack on Christ’s Lordship
Half a millennium after the Reformation, Germans are making trouble again for the Roman Church. This time,…
Turning Sauls into Pauls
A third of the way through the Book of Acts, a man named Saul takes over the…
Balderdash on the Tiber
Today’s first reading is from an explication of the academic program of the reconfigured Pontifical John Paul…
Newman at the Amazon Synod
A spectre is haunting the preparations for next month’s Amazon Synod: the spectre of John Henry Newman,…
Newman’s University Today
Cardinal Dulles, a frequent contributor to First Things, presented this address to the Cardinal Newman Society on…
Flower Power?
A recent tweet from Union Theological Seminary in New York City indicates that the institution, which once…
Cardinal Pell, Scapegoat
Earlier today in Australia, a three-judge panel refused to overturn Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on five counts…
The Australian Disgrace
There will be much more to be said in the weeks and months ahead about the rejection…
