Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Earth Day and Easter
Jay Inslee is running for president to save the planet from climate change. Most of you probably…
The Devout and the Nones
According to new data from the General Social Survey, America is increasingly divided between the very religious…
A Proposal for Persuasion
This essay is a response to “Against the Dead Consensus.” The philosophical premise of “Against the Dead…
Heaven is Real
During Holy Week I sometimes think of the Woman in the Bus. The bus in question went…
9/11 in France
This interview with Rémi Brague, conducted by Jérôme Cordelier, was originally published in the French weekly Le Point.…
Fire in the Cathedral
It doesn’t matter how the fire started. The cause of such disasters is always sin. Perhaps it…
The Easter Effect Today
Some two millennia ago, a ragtag bunch of nobodies learned what their tortured and executed friend, the…
Notre-Dame, France’s Parish
When Paris was liberated from German occupation on August 25, 1944, there was no doubt in General…
From the Mount of Olives
Jesus begins his Palm Sunday march into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives (Matt. 21:1), which stands…
How Cardinal Wuerl Misled the Papal Foundation
In 2017, Cardinal Donald Wuerl provided false and misleading information to the board of the Papal Foundation…
Benedict and the Scandal
Writing nearly half a century ago (1970), the Italian Catholic philosopher Augusto Del Noce noted that I…
Creation, Redemption, Martyrdom: A Lenten Reflection
A Lenten quiz: Which came first, God’s creation of the world or God’s covenant with Israel? If…
Looking at Christ
Originally published as “Christus im Blick” in the March 28, 2019, issue of Die Tagespost. We are…
A Nation Under God
Our country has a long tradition of official encouragement of religion on a non-sectarian basis. That tradition…
Belgium After Danneels
The March death of eighty-five-year-old Cardinal Godfried Danneels, the famously liberal Catholic archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and primate…
