Catholicism
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Will David Hart’s Dog Go To Heaven?
In a recent issue of First Things (“Vinculum Magnum Entis,” April), David Hart recounts (or, perhaps, constructs) a…
Why Should a Jew Care Whether Christianity Lives or Dies?
I argued last month that Pope Francis ought to see the reconversion of Europe as his most…
Cardinal Kasper Responds to First Things Review of “Mercy”
In one of his first statements after his election, Pope Francis said of Cardinal Walter Kasper’s book…
Who is Paying Sam Singer?
Sam Singer urinated on the carpet of his partner in a public relations firm because of an…
Despising Jean Danielou
Jean Danielou died in disgrace. In 1974, at age sixty-nine, the noted advisor to the Second Vatican…
Keeping Catholic Schools Catholic
There seems to be some dispute as to whether the original Trotskyite—that would be, um, Leon Trotsky—ever…
World Christianity by the Numbers
The annual “Status of Global Christianity” survey published by the International Bulletin of Missionary Research is a…
Perseverance in Truth
While Dr. Alice von Hildebrand is best known for promoting the work of her late husband, Dietrich—the…
Ukraine: Disinformation and Confusion
Two recent interviews in the National Catholic Register suggest that there’s considerable confusion about what’s what in Ukraine. Those…
Why Louisiana Can’t Break the Confessional’s Seal
In January of this year, the U.S. Supreme court declined to intervene in a case in which…
“We Hide the Word ‘Catholic’ From Prospective Students”
Gonzaga University graduate Autumn Jones asks a provocative question in a December 30 piece for The Atlantic,…
Puritan Sacramentalism
In a recent American Conservative piece, Gracy Olmstead observes that “the millennial generation is seeking a holistic,…
Catholics Don’t Sing Like Lutherans
I have been attending mass with more frequency of late, no longer as a tourist, so to…
Lent, Day by Day
The phrase “Lenten journey” has become ubiquitous in contemporary Catholicism, but for once, AmChurchSpeak makes an important…
Fr. McBrien’s Legacy
When Fr. Richard McBrien—author of twenty-five books, syndicated columnist, and previous chairman of the theology department at…
