Public Life

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Undermining the Church’s Public Witness

Daniel Lipinski

Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki recently wrote in these pages that the Archdiocese of Chicago’s plan to grant…

The Cambrian Implosion

Matthew W. Maguire

A historical moment ago, it was too obvious for words, but: Life is a blessing. So to…

Faith Returns to the Public Square

R. R. Reno

Pastors, pundits, and politicians gathered in Phoenix last Sunday to remember Charlie Kirk. Seventy thousand people filled…

How Sen. Durbin Shifted on Abortion

Mary Kate Zander

On January 17, 1982, a young and not-yet-elected Richard J. Durbin served as the master of ceremonies…

Pope and Parliament

The Editors

The editors discuss Great Britain’s assisted suicide bill, Pope Leo’s first major interview, and Charlie Kirk’s memorial…

Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Radical Ideology in K–12 Schools

Katherine Kersten

The murder of Charlie Kirk has raised awareness of the danger that politicized anger and resentment pose…

Danny Kruger’s Christian Humanism

Carl R. Trueman

While the U.S. was reeling from the assassination of Charlie Kirk and its aftermath, across the Atlantic…

Catholics and Gender Ideology

George Weigel

In this raw, emotionally overwrought moment in our public life, few topics generate more passion than gender…

The Summer of Our Discontent

Rhys Laverty

Aside from my parents’ dog, no one close to me has died recently. And yet I have…

A Time for Hatred?

Peter J. Leithart

For two weeks, two icons of horrific violence have dominated the news: the August 22 murder of…

Faith in State Politics (ft. Cameron Sexton)

R. R. Reno

In the second episode of While We’re At It, Cameron Sexton joins in to talk about his…

Charlie Kirk’s Impact on Young America

Jacob Adams

I met Charlie Kirk once at a Turning Point event I helped organize, which brought him and…

A Heroic Example

George Weigel

America needs the example of a real hero: a dedicated hero who enhances natural talents by hard…

Hegel-Sized 

Peter J. Leithart

A sense of an ending is in the air, but there’s little consensus about what’s ending or…

No, DEI Does Not Mean God

John M. Grondelski

According to Washington auxiliary bishop Roy Campbell, Catholics should stand up for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—DEI—because DEI…