Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Both Active and Contemplative
Martha has made a comeback. Today, her frenetic busyness increasingly wins her admiring followers, while Mary and…
Fearlessness and the American Bishops in Rome
I once knew a Congregationalist minister—Yale Divinity School graduate, decorated World War II chaplain, veteran campaigner for…
Denying Communion As an Act of Love
In 2004, I was an Episcopalian seminarian. During one class, I and the other students debated the…
Defending the Religious Sense
Philosopher Robert P. George delivered a speech in Washington, D.C., last month concerning the resurgence of paganism. The speech…
Why Biden Was Denied Communion
My wristwatch does not have a sweep-second hand, so I am not sure how many seconds elapsed…
All About Evangelicals
Lately I’ve been rereading and (with Wendy) listening to the stories collected in G. K. Chesterton’s The…
Briefly Noted
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biographyby carlos eire princeton, 280 pages, $26.95 It is…
Cutting Down Chrysanthemums
“What we call the beginning is often the endAnd to make an end is to make a…
Waking in Dresden
After Richard Peter’s photograph of “Gute” Her shoulders slumped beneath their heavy cloak,Large hands outspread despite a…
Does Natural Law Need Theology?
Until quite recently, natural law thinking had been a Catholic preserve. My interest in it was awakened…
The Remarkable Experience of Stephen H. Bradley of the Power of the Holy Spirit on the Second Evening of November, 1829.
After the wild revival in the naveI went home feeling stupid since the resthad got it. Why…
Letters
Liberal Democracy I read with much interest Bruce D. Marshall’s “No Liberal Home” (August/September). I applaud his…
How to Regulate Pornography
A thirteen-year-old with a smartphone in 2019 has greater access to pornography than the most depraved deviant could…
A Paper Church
John Henry Newman joined the Catholic Church on October 9, 1845, after concluding that the via media…
The Gift of Children
“Be fruitful and multiply.” (Gen. 1:28) r “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto…
