Catholicism
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An Anglican in the Dominican House
At 9 p.m., when most of the world is preparing for bed, a sea of white habits…
Fact-Checking the New Yorker
Back in the day, when the New Yorker set the standard for literary elegance among serious American…
The Joy of Being a Hoosiers Fan
Are you around at all for the next hour? Wanted to stop by with the trophy!” “I…
True Humans
The Catholic Church never condemned the theory of evolution nor came close to doing so. One might…
The Evangelist in Stanley Prison
In a 1974 address to a group of lay Catholics, Pope Paul VI noted that “Modern man…
Church History Does Not Support Trump’s Expansionism
The Trump administration’s recent military engagement with Venezuela and rhetoric with respect to Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, and…
The Lonely Passion of Reginald Pole
A year after I became a Catholic, when my teenaged son was thinking about college, we visited…
Cancer and the Cure of Souls
I have cancer,” the elderly woman announced from her hospital bed high above York Avenue in Manhattan.…
Recovering a Christian World
We’ve lost touch with reality. Technology is certainly a factor. A few years ago, people on airplanes…
Against the Doctrine of Double Truth
The greatest danger I perceive to the new evangelization of the West, including of Germany, is the…
Why Creators Convert
Conversion is a gift of grace, yet human hands participate in God’s providence. In her new book,…
What Leo Gets Right About the Priesthood
Last month, Pope Leo XIV issued an apostolic letter entitled “A Fidelity that Generates the Future” to…
Wake Up Dead Man Captures the Beauty of Priestly Ministry
The famous detective Benoit Blanc is known for solving impossible mysteries. When he is called to upstate…
The Fertility Crisis Will Not Be Solved by Economics Alone
The West’s demographic dearth is capturing the attention of growing numbers of public officials. Speaking on October…
The Smiling Archbishop of New York
More than sixteen years ago, on the morning of his installation Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in…
