Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Cold Prose
For this last half year I have been troubled by the disease (as I may call it)…
Who Are We Not to Judge?
The precepts of the Lord are pretty clear—What’s right or wrong is plain enough to see.And yet…
Origami of the Soul
The modern state typically inspires two antithetical interpretations. Progressives see the state as a means to restrain…
The Parting
This poem is dedicated to Hannah Overton, and to all women who have suffered forcible separation from…
Briefly Noted
Perseverance in the Parish?: Religious Attitudes from a Black Catholic Perspectiveby darren w. davis and donald b.…
Let’s Lead, Not Be Led
Paul Ryan will not seek another term in Congress. No doubt the personal reasons he gave for…
Grace Under Pressure
A chapter in a remarkable American and Catholic life will close on June 6, when Abbot Thomas…
The Benedict Option and Mediating Structures
It has been just over a year since Rod Dreher published The Benedict Option as a prescription…
Foster Care Fanaticism in Philadelphia
Like all major American cities, the City of Philadelphia contracts with private non-profit organizations to provide foster…
Ireland and the ‘Ensoulment’ Myth
On May 25, Irish citizens will vote on a referendum on whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment…
Justin Trudeau and the Dictatorship of Relativism
You’ve probably never heard of the Waupoos Family Farm. I hadn’t either, until I met some folks…
A New Story for a New America
Archbishop José H. Gomez delivered the 129th Annual Commencement Address at the Catholic University of America in…
The New Divide in American Politics
In the 1830s, Alexis de Tocqueville noticed something about American politics that astonished him: A divide between…
What Happens in Germany
In The Making of Martin Luther, the Cambridge scholar Richard Rex notes that 1518, not 1517, marks…
A Homily to Remember
Surveying a throng of English royalty, political officials, visiting dignitaries, beautified guests, and various celebrities and other…
