Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Catholic Hospitals Under Attack
Catholic hospitals are under unremitting attack—from prestigious medical journals, media, and lawyers in courtrooms. The goal is…
Justice for Pell
I expected George Cardinal Pell to be convicted in 2018 on charges that he had committed child…
Learning From the Jewish Easter
Easter is the Christian Passover. This is not immediately evident. Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, a…
Coronavirus Diary: New York, April 2
Thursday. Sunny day. Chilly, but the air is cheerful. I won’t bore the reader with my Lucy-cappuccino-dog…
Pope Francis Calls for Repentance
With his extraordinary Urbi et Orbi address on Friday, Pope Francis gave us what are likely to…
Two Cheers for Charles Taylor and Friends
Reconstructing Democracy: How Citizens Are Building from the Ground Up by Charles Taylor, Patrizia Nanz, and Madeleine…
On Loving Thy Neighbor
Recently, while speaking in the Italian city of Bari, Pope Francis mentioned contemporary “populist” politicians—specifically, those who…
Questioning the Shutdown
The extraordinary shutdown, if continued, will have harmful consequences that go far beyond the economy. A short…
The Cure for What Ails Us
A National Hospice Foundation survey some years ago found that Americans are more inclined to discuss safe…
Notes From a Nonconformist
I achieved herd immunity many years ago. In fact, I think I was born with it. No,…
Churchmanship
Churchmanship” is not a term in vogue today, and given the alleged inclusivity-deficit of such words it’s…
Keep the Churches Open!
Cancelling church services is the wrong response to the coronavirus pandemic. When we worship, we join the…
The Clerisy of the Concrete-and-Glass Box Freaks Out
Several years back, the estimable Father Paul Scalia observed, of some cultural idiocy or other, “Who knew…
Against Architectural Relativism
Google “Trump,” “federal architecture,” and “Albert Speer” and you’ll get a boatload of results, thanks to recent…
The Doctor and the Patient in the Next Exam Bay
“Sing it again,” I want to ask them bothas I sit here alone behind mesh drapeson paper…
