Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Biblical Preaching and Healing the Culture
If Catholics in the United States are going to be healers of our wounded culture, we’re going…
Francis: A Springtime Saint
He shone in his days as a morning star in the midst of the clouds.~Pope Gregory IX…
Pope Francis, Erich Przywara, and the Idea of Europe
Last Friday, on May 6, Pope Francis was awarded the Charlemagne Prize, which is conferred annually by…
Ascent, Descent, and Human Destiny
God forms Adam from dust, breathes life into his nostrils, and places him in a garden in…
Good Catholics, Good Citizens
The Catholic love affair with the United States of America is heading into rough and uncharted waters—and…
Amoris Laetitia and the Words of Christ
The first paragraph of Amoris Laetitia states that “the desire to marry and form a family remains…
The Most Important Day of Your Life
During talks around the country in recent years, I’ve been asking Catholic audiences how many of those…
The Pacifist Temptation
A few days after the Vatican unveiled Amoris Laetitia, the Pope’s impressive exhortation on families in the…
Amoris Laetitia from Where I Stand
Philip Larkin lamented that whether or not anybody refills your drink at a party “seems to turn…
The Best Nuncio We’ve Had Thus Far
The announcement that Archbishop Christoph Pierre will succeed Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò as Apostolic Nuncio to the…
Why Amoris Laetitia Wouldn’t Have Helped Me
Like waves breaking on rock, polishing and shaping by force, the Catholic faith sands and sculpts my…
On Sex Without Deliberate Consent
In his recent Apostolic Exhortation, the Holy Father puts a question mark in the margin of the…
The Merciful Grace of the Truth
At the Easter Vigil a few weeks ago, tens of thousands of men and women, mature adults,…
Always Fear, Always Love
Shame and bitterness overcame me when the priest said that my parents were not married. They had…
Francis Delivers
In the days leading up to Francis’s recent Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laeititia, one would have thought that…
