Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Pro-Life Liturgy
An icon of the Annunciation appears on the central altar doors of every Orthodox Christian church. The…
Big Julie
James Boswell, who knew a thing or two about hero worship, called Julius Caesar “the greatest man…
What Arthur Brooks Gets Wrong
Americans aren’t angry, writes American Enterprise Institute President Arthur C. Brooks (Love Your Enemies). When we’re angry,…
An Open Letter to Cardinal Reinhard Marx
Your Eminence: I noted with interest your recent announcement of a “binding synodal process” during which the…
Glorious Humility
One of the most memorable sermons I’ve ever heard was on the glory of the risen, ascended,…
Christ-Haunted George Saunders
In his 2013 article “The Catholic Writer Today,” Dana Gioia argued that the term “Catholic writer” no…
For a Time Such as This
Many Jews interpret the story of Purim as a series of fortuitous, coincidental events that happen to…
Against the Dead Consensus
The 2016 election laid bare profound but long-hidden ideological divisions among America’s conservative intellectuals. Some of us…
A Tale of Two Georges
When a pope is elected, the cardinals who have just chosen him make their way to the…
The Fraud of Higher Education
In The Republic, Plato’s Socrates tells of a man who lives with a beast. The beast is…
California Threatens the Seal of Confession
On February 20, California Democratic State Senator Jerry Hill, whose affluent, liberal-leaning district encompasses the San Francisco…
Season of Ashes
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” we say at funerals. Why? Dust makes sense. Human beings are…
Redeeming the Time with St. Patrick
Every St. Patrick’s Day, some people insist on repeating “surprising” facts about Ireland’s patron saint. One of…
The Holy See and Cardinal Pell
Cardinal George Pell’s December 2018 conviction on charges of “historic sexual abuse” was a travesty of justice,…
Memorization and Repentance
Memorization is underrated. But it’s understandable that contemporary society puts it down: Why worry about mental storage…
