Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Problem of Sexually Active Priests
A “credible and substantiated” allegation of sexual abuse of a minor against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, new details…
What Bibi and Orban Can Shake On
If a geopolitical observer had predicted a decade ago that Israel and Saudi Arabia would one day…
Poland’s Christian Migrants
Across the West, an electoral backlash against large-scale immigration has contributed to the successes of populist movements…
State of the Nation
Twenty years ago, for the July/August 1998 issue of Books & Culture, I wrote a column titled…
Rejuvenation at Trinity Church
Trinity Church on Wall Street is in the middle of a “rejuvenation” project — so naturally most…
Why We Need Loome Theological Booksellers
It’s not typical to stumble into a small-town bookstore and be greeted by the sounds of Gregorian…
Re-Evangelizing Law
In the decades since 1973, abortion law has morphed into a First Amendment issue. Decisive arguments turn…
Unity, Truth, and Catholic Social Thought
Catholic social teaching is Catholic moral teaching; Catholic moral teaching includes Catholic social teaching. It is a…
Lust and Augustine
I have watched with keen interest the debates unfolding around the Revoice Conference, which takes place in…
A Pastor in Full
Almost a quarter-century ago, Fr. Jay Scott Newman, back in Rome to finish a graduate degree after…
Common Prayer, or Predictable Politics?
As Western society continues its relentless purge of the pre-political, the body count keeps mounting. Yesterday’s harmless…
The Real Modern Anti-Semitism
A Brezhnev-era joke asked whether it was a crime to say that the party chairman was an idiot.…
Giving Your Testimony
The national consensus seems to be that more is better. Hamburgers? Make them gargantuan, to the point…
A Personal Case for Justice Amy Coney Barrett
It has become something of a ritual among legal junkies and Supreme Court watchers: After nine months…
The Diversity Nominee
In the old days, an unwritten understanding, honored by presidents of both political parties, had it that…
