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No, Overturning Roe Would Not Establish Theocracy
Since the leaking of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, activists, opinion journalists, and even famous authors have been shrieking that…
Religion in the Public Square
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Chad Pecknold joins the podcast…
The Taste for Prayer
I don’t think I ever really prayed,” a college friend of mine once told me. “I never…
Russia, Ukraine, and Moral Reckoning
There have been vast improvements in the techniques and technology of filmmaking since 1961, when Stanley Kramer…
Wilfred McClay on Historical Memory
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Wilfred McClay to talk about his article from the January…
Victor Davis Hanson on a Dying America
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Victor Davis Hanson joins the…
Vatican Diplomacy and Taiwan’s Future
The details of the Vatican’s 2018 deal with China regarding the appointment of bishops have never been…
The Healer: Paul McHugh at 90
One of the adornments of American Catholicism turned 90 on May 21: Dr. Paul R. McHugh, longtime…
Spaceship with Saint Giovannino
We had been pointing out the smallest details,often on the periphery, Icarus falling,nearly invisible, only legs left…
The Easter Explosion
Let me adapt to recent circumstances a thought-experiment theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar proposed decades ago: Imagine…
A New Pastoral Problem
Last week, a pastor friend told me about a new problem he is facing in his congregation.…
Esther in America
The book of Esther, read during Purim, has a special place in American history. Though some have argued that…
Canceling Love in the Name of Love
These remarks were delivered at the Theopolis Epiphany Feast, held in Birmingham, Alabama, on January 29, 2021.…
Our Year in Books: 2020
We asked some of our writers to contribute a paragraph about the most memorable books they read…
Bombs Away
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. James Nolan joins the…
