Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Fall of Archbishop Welby
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, resigned on Tuesday after an investigation found he’d mishandled the John Smyth…
Why Catholics Voted for Trump
As Democrats and others assess the fallout from last week’s red bombshell, they’re looking at surprises in…
What Catholics Should Think About Climate Change
Climate change poses risks to people throughout the world. Christians have a moral duty to mitigate those…
What Catholics Should Think About Climate
Climate change poses risks to people throughout the world. Christians have a moral duty to mitigate those…
Roses, Chocolate, and Ambiguity
I staffed a bishop-delegate in Rome at the 2015 Synod on the Family. Asked, at the time,…
The Continuing Scandal of the Vatican’s China Policy
In the annals of historical boorishness, it would be hard to find something more egregious than the…
Reclaiming Our Catholic Schools
An alarming number of children from Catholic families lose their faith during elementary and secondary school. By…
On the Centenary of Sigrid Undset’s Conversion
One hundred years ago today, at the age of forty-two, Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset entered the Catholic…
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #12
Overhyped, Overmanaged, Underwhelming—and Providentially Heartening by George Weigel In a 1989 article, future cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J.,…
Gretchen Whitmer and the Progressive Disdain Toward Catholics
Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer recently angered Catholics with a video sketch promoting the CHIPS Act. In the video, she…
Meditation On a Roman Pizza
ROME—Pizza in the Eternal City tends to exemplify a proposition I have long defended: What crossed the…
Screens and Sacraments
The coronation of King Charles III made for great television: horsemen in breastplates and plumes; a bejeweled…
Charity and Sarcasm
The Sound of Silence: The Life and Canceling of a Heroic Jesuit Priestby karen hallcrisis, 240 pages,…
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #10
Today, the Latin Rite Catholic Church celebrates the liturgical feast of Pope St. John Paul II. One…
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #8
Is “Shared Responsibility” the Answer? It Depends. by George Weigel Parish priests were in very short supply…
