American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Our Lady of Hope
In Georges Bernanos’s historical play Dialogues of the Carmelites, the scene is grim for the Catholic Church.…
Truth-Telling and Big Abortion
For over a half-century, what styles itself the “pro-choice” movement has thrived because of its extraordinary ability…
Faith Amid Corruption
The Catholic Church in the West is full of corruption—financial, sexual, and spiritual. We are forced to…
Comfort to Predators
In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisyby frédéric marteltranslated by shaun whitesidebloomsbury, 576 pages, $30…
LGBT, Inc.
Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movementby david k. johnsoncolumbia, 328 pages, $32 How did the…
Briefly Noted
A Field Guide to the English Clergy: A Compendium of Diverse Eccentrics, Pirates, Prelates and Adventurers; All…
Skipping Stones
Because I’m tired of being angryat the world, I take my son to the riverwhere we pick…
The Augsburg Concession
In 1869, the faithful of what was to be the Lutheran Free Church named their seminary and…
Mayor Pete’s Woke Intolerance
In 2015, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg voiced a moral disagreement with Mike Pence, then governor of…
After Trump, Le Déluge
This essay is a response to “Against the Dead Consensus.” Many in the Republican establishment regard Donald Trump’s…
Immigration: An Exchange
In “Immigration Idealism,” Matthew Schmitz argues plausibly that Christian views on immigration are distorted by the same…
Benedict and His Critics
Pope Francis is happy with Benedict XVI’s profound analysis of the reasons behind the abuse crisis in…
The Next America
Nearly a decade ago, Archbishop Charles Chaput warned religious believers to prepare for the “Next America.” He predicted that…
The Ratzinger Diagnosis
Published a week short of his 92nd birthday, Joseph Ratzinger’s essay on the epidemiology of the clergy…
Israel Folau, Unlikely Martyr
Americans, being somewhat exceptional in their sports (as in much else), may be unaware of the controversy…
