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Catholicism Embodied: “The Pivotal Players”

George Weigel

Looking for some uplift after this tawdry election cycle? Some inspiration for tackling what lies ahead? A…

Those Catholic WikiLeaks

George Weigel

At the risk of causing cardiac distress or cerebral incidents among the bloggers of the Catholic Left,…

The End of an Era, the Interment of an Event

George Weigel

Alfred Emmanuel Smith (1873-1944) served as Governor of New York for four terms and earned the gratitude…

Creeping Infallibility

Jessica M. Murdoch

The Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, issued by Pope Francis at the close of two recent synods on…

Patty Duke’s Unforgettable Life

William Doino Jr.

Patty Duke burst onto the Broadway stage in 1959, at age twelve. She was cast as Helen…

The Vatican, China, and Evangelical Prudence

George Weigel

Recent remarks by the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, have fueled speculation about a possible…

Ad Orientem and Absolutism

Charles Shonk

Shortly after Cardinal Sarah made a mess and, Francis-like, sparked some uncomfortable dialogue in the Church, I…

Lund and the Quest for Christian Unity

Timothy George

Next month, on October 31, the eve of All Saints Day, Pope Francis will visit Lund, Sweden,…

They’re Confessors, Not “Culture-Warriors”

George Weigel

Like Shelby Foote’s three-volume masterpiece, The Civil War: A Narrative, Francis Parkman’s seven-volume colossus, France and England…

Pius XII’s Duel with Hitler

William Doino Jr.

When Mark Riebling’s Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War against Hitler appeared last year, it earned…

Catholicism’s Empty Quarter

George Weigel

QUÉBEC CITY. The exit signs along Autoroute 40 between the quondam capital of New France and Montréal…

He’s Not “Turning his Back to the People”

George Weigel

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments,…

The Myth of the Moderate Catholic

William Doino Jr.

If there is one word Christians should be wary of, in the political and religious spheres, it…

Joe Biden is Isaac Hecker’s Fault?

George Weigel

U.S. Catholics generally know little about the Church’s history in our country. But whether you’re trying to…

No Man Would Be a Martyr for a Syllogism

Madison Michieli

Congratulations to Madison Michieli for winning second place in our second annual Student Essay Contest. Below is…