Catholicism
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Bishop Barron, the German Church, and the Renewal of Faith
On July 27, Bishop Robert Barron was awarded the Josef Pieper Prize in Münster, Germany, joining the…
St. John Henry Newman, Doctor for the Modern World
In 1874, three years before St. Francis de Sales was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church, John…
Religious Exemptions Beyond Religious Curiosities?
On July 21, plaintiffs in Kane v. City of New York asked the Supreme Court to review…
From Conclave to Catwalk
Secular culturistas continue to be fascinated by the Catholic Church—or at least by its external trappings. The…
War on the Weak and a Bad Bishop
A case study in brain-dead deconsolidation: marijuana legalization. Marijuana has been legal in New York State since…
Ecumenical Fear and Loathing
Once upon a time, there was a culture that was split into two bitterly opposed parties. They…
Islamists and the Tragedy of Holy Family Church
Three Christians were killed and ten others wounded last Thursday when an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) mortar…
The Perils of Polarization
CRACOW—Adam Michnik was one of the great wordsmiths of the revolution of conscience that began to form…
Was St. Vincent of Lérins Anti-Augustinian?
One of Pope Francis’s favorite theologians, as many will remember, was the early church writer St. Vincent…
The Future of Catholic Theology
About ten years ago I found myself in China teaching a weeklong philosophy seminar on the thought…
Pope Leo and Traditionis Custodes
Not long after Traditionis Custodes was published in 2021, I flew to Rome in my official capacity…
The Ascension vs. Human Composting
There are many reasons to regret the transfer of the Solemnity of the Ascension to the seventh…
The Fallacy of Private Religion
Catholic Twitter recently enjoyed a rare moment of unity when Labour MP Chris Coghlan used the platform…
An Open Letter to the Bishops of Latin America
Fr. Clodovis M. Boff, OSM, was a leading figure in the development of liberation theology before emerging…
Ireland Erases Its Catholic Inheritance
The findings of a recent survey commissioned by Ireland’s Iona Institute for Religion and Society have shed…
