Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Mary, Conceived Without Sin, Pray For Us
Tomorrow, Catholics throughout the world celebrate the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, and the belief…
American Legion and the Establishment Clause
Last month, the Supreme Court agreed to consider an important Establishment Clause case from Maryland, The American…
Avoiding Another Roman Fiasco In February
By peremptorily ordering the American bishops not to vote on local remedies for today’s Catholic crisis of…
A Grand Betrayal
Sometimes a grand betrayal serves as a mirror of truth, revealing that a person or institution has…
Celebrity Theologian
Serious people on both left and right have wailed about the reality-show celebrity occupying the office of…
The Religious Elite
Recently, while poring over a section from the Bible with my Catholic tutor, we came across a…
To an Unborn Child
Storm clouds move in and darken all the house, The morning paper on the kitchen table…
The Forgotten Virtue
At present there is a great deal of handwringing about civility. On campus, students in screaming packs…
“Teach Torah and Fight for Justice”
In Jewish law, tikkun olam means improving the world. It refers to several rabbinic enactments of the…
Wretched, We Sail On
A shadow of sensation lies therein.The hungered truth is stumbling on the stairs.All pleasure which is measured…
Marcion on the Elbe
Accusations of anti-Judaism are flying in Germany. In a 2013 essay, “Die Kirche und das Alte Testament”…
Queering Science
This past August, Brown University public health professor Lisa Littman had her woke moment. Littman studies sexual…
After Kavanaugh?
In the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, the New York Times published an…
The Offering
The room is full of empty chairs.The gods above break down, distraught.We offer them our thoughts and…
I’ll Have Consequences
Not too many years ago, I knew a little boy who was prone to temper tantrums that…
