Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
“Ecclesiacide,” Then and Now
Pardon the Latin-rooted neologism, but if “patricide” works for murdering your father and “regicide” for taking out…
Ratzinger in the Whirlwind
Joseph Ratzinger did not fade into obscurity when he retired to a life of prayer inside the…
Does Just War Doctrine Require Moral Certainty?
Pope Leo XIV has made it clear that the U.S. war on Iran does not, in his…
Trump, Leo, and the Death of Integralism
There is a Yiddish witticism, Der Mensch tracht, un Gott lacht (“Man plans, and God laughs”), and…
The USCCB’s Just War Error
Just war is again being discussed in the public square by policymakers and prelates alike. Recently, the…
An American Pope at a Time of War
When it comes to papal matters in Rhode Island, I am often interviewed on the local news.…
The Almost-Greatness of Donald Trump and Leo XIV
Reading—for obvious reasons—Henri Daniel-Rops’s The Church in the Dark Ages, I have been repeatedly struck by the truism…
An Open Letter to Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.
Your Eminence: In an article recently published by a major German Catholic website, you suggested that the…
New York Is Bullying Nuns Who Care for the Dying
New York governor Kathy Hochul recently made headlines for decriminalizing assisted suicide, claiming as motivation her compassion…
Reviving Orestes Brownson
Who is worth remembering? Charles Darwin and Karl Marx, though so destructive to Christian thinking, are household…
Catholic Bishops’ Empty Moralizing
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops made an ill-considered intervention in the legal battle over birthright…
While We’re At It
Leonid Radvinsky died on March 20. He was the billionaire majority owner of OnlyFans, an online…
Dorothy Day’s Complicated Cause for Sainthood
Twenty-six years ago, John Cardinal O’Connor launched Dorothy Day’s candidacy for sainthood: “It has long been my…
What the Wall Street Journal Didn’t Print
On March 21, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy profile of the pope as its “Saturday…
Looking for the Real Catholic Church in New York City
Young Catholics are on the rise in New York City, according to the Washington Post, the New…
