Catholicism
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Pope St. John Paul II, Doctor of the Church?
The Catholic Church is prudently patient in awarding the title “Doctor of the Church” to her greatest…
The Convert in the White House
The United States has had its share of prominent Catholic statesmen, but never one like Vice President…
Omnis in Scripturas
Out in some wild place, there stands a prophet. He is alone with the elements and his…
No Country for Christendom
The Armagnac was low in the bottle when my host erupted on the subject of American empire.…
The Pillar and Foundation of Truth: A Statement by Evangelicals and Catholics Together
As the People of God, the Church is the temple of the Holy Spirit, Christ’s very body…
Wisconsin Denies the Religious Dimensions of Charity
In 2016, the Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission ruled that the Catholic Charities Bureau is ineligible…
Confession Eclipsed
It is often said that the end of Latin as the Church’s liturgical language was the most…
The Two Sides of the Dallas Charter
Cardinal Wilton Gregory has now retired as the archbishop of Washington, D.C. In 2001, Gregory was elected…
The Catholics Reviving Renaissance-Style Arts Patronage
A cohort of American Catholic patrons of the arts sense the time is ripe for another Renaissance.…
Fulton Sheen: Master Evangelist
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Cheryl Hughes joins in…
Demythologizing Some Recent Catholic History
The National Catholic Reporter recently saw fit to mark Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s seventy-fifth birthday by perpetuating two…
Ireland’s Abolitionist Titan
Until 2023, the library at Trinity College in Dublin was named after George Berkeley, one of the…
Lent and the Purification of Memory
On December 20, 2002, I was at lunch in the papal apartment when the wide-ranging conversation John…
Catholicism at the End of the World
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Jeremy Beer joins in…
Biden Is the New Francis
Early in 2016, articles began to appear noting similarities between Pope Francis and Donald Trump. Trump’s promise…
