Thomas D. Williams

The European Church has a dangerous alliance with specific political positions. Continue Reading »

In his celebrated Christian allegory The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , C.S. Lewis represents evil’s hold on the world with the image of an enduring winter—Narnia under the power of the White Witch, who makes it “always winter and never Christmas.” According to prophecies, the coming of . . . . Continue Reading »

Salt of the Earth: The Church at the End of the Century By Joseph Ratzinger. An Interview with Peter Seewald Ignatius Press. 301 pp. $12.95 What does the Pope read when confined to bed? During his stint in the Gemelli hospital last year, John Paul II’s bedside book was Salt of the Earth , by . . . . Continue Reading »

Few words can rival “values” for popular appeal in the 1990s. Heightened awareness of the link between cultural problems and moral irresponsibility has spawned a nearly universal condemnation of the “war on values” being waged in American society. Politicians of every stripe and persuasion . . . . Continue Reading »