The Vatican’s China Deal Unravels Further
by George WeigelThere are few enthusiasts for the current China policy in the College of Cardinals. It is a failure that is damaging the Church’s moral authority and witness. Continue Reading »
The Pleasure of Chopping Wood
by Alec TorresI chop wood because I choose to do it. By deciding not to call in the woodchipper, I manufactured an obligation, and it had to be met. It’s as simple as that. Continue Reading »
A Tale of Two Women
by Richard CipollaPharaohs, emperors, kings, Wall Street whizzes, tech giants—none of them compare with Eve and Mary. Continue Reading »
The Audiovisual Grandeur of Oppenheimer
by S. A. DanceChristopher Nolan reminds us that cinema—not just consumable movies, but cinema as an art to be experienced in a particular way—is not entirely lost to nostalgia. Continue Reading »
Cultural Gatekeepers and Books
by John WilsonWhy isn’t there any publication covering the world of books and publishing from a perspective quite different from that of our ideological masters? Now especially, this would be an indispensable resource. Continue Reading »
Queering a Tudor Warship
by Carl R. Trueman“Queerness as an interpretative tool” seems to be no more than the blunt assertion that today’s questions are the only ones worth asking and today’s categories the only ones worth applying. Continue Reading »
Just War, Just Peace, and Ukraine
by George WeigelIn some Catholic circles, it is thought that the path toward peace in Ukraine will be traversed through a dialogue between politically and morally symmetrical parties. That, however, is manifestly false. Continue Reading »
Dublin’s Dilemma
by John DugganAs a result of Catholicism's demise, are the Irish no longer governed by a firm, inherited sense of right and wrong? If the answer is “yes,” then Ireland cannot claim that it wasn’t warned. Continue Reading »
Deneen’s Assault on Vitalism
by Howe Whitman III and Evan MyersRegime Change is about how a society’s elite ought to conduct itself. Deneen’s answer: An elite must aspire to provide common goods that make a virtuous life probable for normal people. Continue Reading »
The Fatal Message of Synodal Activism
by Martin GrichtingWhat is currently being pursued under the name of “synodality” represents the continuation of the Tridentine hierarchy-centered understanding of the Church. Such immobilism risks making Christianity irrelevant. Continue Reading »
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