Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
RJN: On Love & Madness
Here, with thanks to Amy Welborn, a reflection to lift the heart and confirm the will .…
Oakes: The Body in St. Paul and Benedict XVI
Reports that the South African Parliament has approved gay marriage, and that the U.S. Catholic bishops have…
Anderson: What Went Right on Tuesday
I’m no expert when it comes to analysis of political trends, party politics, or electoral strategy. But…
RJN: The Debates Rage
You will not be surprised to learn that I am solidly on Ross Douthat’s side in his…
Anderson: Benedict, Islam, Faith, and Reason
Death threats issued to Pope Benedict XVI, Muslims burning the Pope in effigy, promises to conquer Rome…
Theocracy, Theocracy, Theocracy
American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion,Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century by…
RJN: 6.28.06 I know I reveal my…
I know I reveal my old-fogeyism when I say that I’m only vaguely aware of who Britney…
RJN: 6.7.06 It is getting the attention…
It is getting the attention it deserves in avowedly conservative circles, but Ramesh Ponnuru’s fine book The…
Hold the Granola
Crunchy Cons by Rod Dreher. Crown Forum, 272 pages, $24. Making a long drive home from a…
RJN: 4.12.06 Moving to less controversial topics…
Moving to less controversial topics, George Will had a thoughtful column Sunday before last on new efforts…
The Writing Life
It is the rare reader of fiction who does not at some time or other consider becoming…
The Saints of John Paul II
Of the making of saints there is no end cries the modern Ecclesiastes, and with some justification.…
RJN 1.9.06 Elizabeth Bumiller
Elizabeth Bumiller, in the February 6 issue of the New York Times , reports on a speech…
From Ratzinger to Benedict
Like his predecessor John Paul II, Benedict XVI was present at all four sessions of the Second…
The Miracle of Evolution
There are two fundamentally different battles raging in the current debates about evolution. The first pits nearly…
