The Editors

Elizabeth Scalia on the essays of Sigrid Undset : Nearly a century has passed since Sigrid Undset wrote the biographical essays about holy men and women, and the letters, which eventually would be collected and published under the heading, Stages on the Road . It is a title evocative of the life of . . . . Continue Reading »

Tim Kelleher on ecumenism and the Eastern Catholic Church : Gathered for their ad limina, Eastern Catholic bishops from the U.S. were addressed last week by Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Leonardo Cardinal Sandri. His injunction—made not about abortion, the HHS mandate, . . . . Continue Reading »

Russell E. Saltzman remembers Fr. Richard John Neuhaus : There’s little doubt in my mind that compared to all the people he knew and befriended in life, I was a bit player. Yet he treated me and my children generously. I made sure they met him. I managed to haul five of my seven to New York to . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on critter prayers and transhumanism : A former Vatican official known for his prowess with a deer rifle commented on the latter: “I have my own prayer at the death of a wild animal. It begins, ‘Bless, O Lord, and these thy gifts . . . ’” Another priest, seeing . . . . Continue Reading »

James R. Rogers on the welfare state as spiritual temptation : As Christians think about social obligations—obligations to others—I think this distinction between the means by which the church operates and the means by which the magistrate operates matters. This doesn’t mean . . . . Continue Reading »

William Doino Jr. on imaginary saints : We tend to love saints—provided they are safely dead. When they are alive, kicking up a storm, challenging us to live out the Gospel, they act like a thorn in our conscience. The saints inspire awe. There is nothing more holy—or terrifying—than . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter J. Leithart on what the Bible is for : Evangelicals like to quote Paul’s letter to Timothy: “All Scripture is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, correction, training in righteousness, that the man of God may be equipped for every good work.” Paul affirms that God is the . . . . Continue Reading »

Leroy Huizenga on the White House’s contraceptive Kulturkampf : Franciscan University of Steubenville just dropped health insurance for its undergraduates, thus becoming one of the most prominent early victims of the Department of Health and Human Services mandate requiring all health plans . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on his late friend, Charles W. Colson ; Back in the days when Chuck Colson was willing to run over his grandmother for Richard Nixon, I would have happily done the same to Mr. Colson. Well, that was then, and this is now. And over the past 20 years, I never met a more thoroughly . . . . Continue Reading »

Elizabeth Scalia on marriage as an Office : We talk about vocations and “one’s state in life,” but I wonder if we would not better serve both clarity and charity by considering that beyond baptism we are called to an Office. Since all Offices are callings, then all servants are equal . . . . Continue Reading »