Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Make Straight the Path
Christmas is coming, and I don’t really know what to do. My neighbors all have their lights…
Word Made Flesh
Before John proclaims the gospel of God, He introduces the God of the gospel. God has an…
What Does It Mean to Say “I Absolve You”?
This is the first in a series of reflections by Cardinal Müller on questions of present importance…
The Little Eschaton
Different kinds of Christians do Christmas in their different ways, and fights naturally break out among opposing…
Why We Shouldn’t Change the Lord’s Prayer
Pope Francis has caused another round of cheering and dismay by calling for a “better translation” of…
America for the Immaculata
When I was learning about Catholicism, as an Anglican in the process of converting, Mary was a…
Betsy DeVos and the Bishops
Recently, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made significant changes to the way universities are to handle complaints of…
A Meditation on “Maranatha”
Happy (real) new year: the beginning of a new year of grace, which began December 3 with…
Our Claim on God’s Mercy
This text was originally delivered as a homily on the first Sunday of Advent. Blessed John Henry…
Letters
Contempt Of Court James Nuechterlein (“Remembering Peter Berger,” October) feels that the 1996 First Things symposium on…
What’s Changed Since Humanae Vitae?
Throughout this academic year, Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University is hosting a series of lectures, billed as the…
A Cool Cardinal
Blase Cupich wants Catholics to grow up. Cardinal archbishop of a city famous for the husky, brawling…
In Defense of Regal Popes
Given that the evils against which he fought—totalitarian repression, unrestrained capitalism, sexual immorality, moral heresy, aggressive secularism,…
Pope Francis and the Youth
The recent meeting of the U.S. Catholic bishops in Baltimore attracted significant notice, with Kansas City’s Archbishop Joseph…
Four Ideas About Development
I wish to draw attention to four obvious ideas about what is called “development of doctrine,” which,…
