Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
A Crisis of Catholic Fidelity at Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame does not have a problem outlining its ambition to be the world’s…
Is Church-Hopping a Real Problem?
A recent Substack post, “The parish you hate might need you,” went viral for suggesting that “church-hopping…
John Allen, Our Friend at the Vatican
It was an early April morning, twenty-one years ago, when I first met John Allen. Returning with…
The Problem with the Jerusalem Statement Against Christian Zionism
On January 17, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in the Holy Land, including the Latin Rite…
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…
The Lonely Passion of Reginald Pole
A year after I became a Catholic, when my teenaged son was thinking about college, we visited…
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…
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…
