Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Theology in Division
Level with me—you’re Catholic, right? I get this question a lot—from students, folks at church, academic colleagues.…
Unmasking the Young
One of the priests I most admire grew up on a farm on the Canadian plains. The…
Who Killed the Catholic University?
Have you not heard of that mad Catholic professor who lit a lantern in the bright morning…
Cold War Contradictions
Kennan:A Life Between Worldsby frank costigliolaprinceton, 648 pages, $39.95 Another Kennan biography? The study of George Kennan—American…
Reformed Christians and Lent
In Zürich, March 1522, the Bavarian printer Christoph Froschauer gathered with twelve friends for a meal. The…
Attacks on the Seal of the Confessional
We’re approaching the zenith of tax season, but while accountants are poring through returns, legislators in Washington…
Baptizing the Status Quo, Then and Now
With the election of Humza Yousaf as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), it is likely…
Liturgy of the Dinner Table
Dining with the Saints:The Sinner’s Guide to a Righteous Feastby rev. leo patalinghug and michael p. foleyregnery…
What We’ve Been Reading—March 2023
Mark Bauerlein Contributing Editor Gustave Flaubert’s Sentimental Education has an unfortunate pertinence to 2023 America, at least to the…
Anointed with Clay
Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. These are the words we heard when the…
Twelve Propositions for Pastors
1.In the Bible, “shepherd” is a royal metaphor, not a priestly one (Ps. 80:1). Moses, Joshua, David, and…
A Somber Anniversary
March 13 ought to have been a happy day in Rome. But the mood in and around…
How the Side B Project Failed
In 2018, Wesley Hill published a report in First Things on a movement that claimed to be breaking new ground in…
Clerical Integrity and Hook-up Apps
Count me among those grateful for the work of Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal (CLCR). A…
Working for Church Renewal
In 2018, the scandal involving then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick shocked the Catholic world. McCarrick had a global presence;…
