Theology

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The Euthanasia Cancer Spreads

Wesley J. Smith

The West is tearing itself apart. The symptoms are evident in our bitterly divided politics and the…

Thoughts on a Pro-Life Picket Line

George Weigel

One of Dr. LeRoy Carhart’s “Clinics for Abortion & Reproductive Excellence”—named to yield the Orwellian acronym CARE—is…

Biden’s Challenge For Bishops

Jayd Henricks

As President-elect Joe Biden prepares his government, the bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States…

The Violent Liturgy of Alabama Football

Peter J. Leithart

For Alabama football fans, a win against Louisiana State University is always delicious, but the Tide’s 55-17…

An Unstable System

John William O'Sullivan

A recent poll showed something that is not getting the attention it deserves in American politics. When…

In Defense of the Electoral College

Trent England

When presidential electors cast the real votes for president and vice president, they do so amid a…

Judging by the Cover

John Wilson

Among the many gifted designers now at work in the publishing industry, Peter Mendelsund is one of…

A Catholic Tribute to Lord Sacks

Sohrab Ahmari

The West, according to an account beloved by Catholics, rose out of a providential encounter between reason…

To Live in the Spirit

R. R. Reno

On December 8, 1854, Pius IX solemnly declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin…

The COVID Vaccine and the Pro-Life Movement

Melissa Moschella

Pfizer, Moderna, and now AstraZeneca have produced successful COVID-19 vaccines—an achievement that is naturally being hailed as…

Democrats Win In Wealthy Suburbs

Darel E. Paul

The story of the defeat of Donald Trump was supposed to be one of “black and brown”…

Come, Lord Jesus

Peter J. Leithart

The Bible ends with a small Advent liturgy. The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” All who…

Defending Free Speech at Cambridge

David Butterfield

“A habit of mind is formed which lasts through life, of which the attributes are freedom, equitableness,…

The Genius of Wordsworth

Algis Valiunas

I wandered lonely as a cloud.” So begins a famous poem of William Wordsworth’s, one that was…

Doctor of Providence

Taylor Patrick O'Neill

Like St. Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich is widely admired and misunderstood. Unlike St. Francis, however,…