Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Why We Need Loome Theological Booksellers
It’s not typical to stumble into a small-town bookstore and be greeted by the sounds of Gregorian…
Unity, Truth, and Catholic Social Thought
Catholic social teaching is Catholic moral teaching; Catholic moral teaching includes Catholic social teaching. It is a…
Lust and Augustine
I have watched with keen interest the debates unfolding around the Revoice Conference, which takes place in…
A Pastor in Full
Almost a quarter-century ago, Fr. Jay Scott Newman, back in Rome to finish a graduate degree after…
Acts and Us
The Church’s custom of reading virtually all of the Acts of the Apostles at daily Mass during…
Homelands and Social Doctrines
With hundreds of bishops coming to the Vatican for a synod in October 2001, I decided to…
State Irreligion
In the May 1892 issue of Le Banquet, a young Marcel Proust wrote a spirited condemnation, excerpted…
Poland and the Future of Europe
As a child growing up in the Polish diaspora, I often visited the land of my forefathers…
After the Irish Debacle
I wasn’t surprised by the result of Ireland’s May 25 referendum, which opened a path to legal…
Craving Approval Isn’t Evangelization
The bizarre comment and the weird gesture have not, until recently, been associated with high-ranking churchmen. Both,…
Italy Challenges the Postwar Order
Italy’s new government represents the most radical challenge yet to the order that has dominated Europe since…
Grace Under Pressure
A chapter in a remarkable American and Catholic life will close on June 6, when Abbot Thomas…
The Catholic Novel: A Footnote
You may recall the conversation, the debate, the brouhaha over Catholic fiction that took place several years…
What Happens in Germany
In The Making of Martin Luther, the Cambridge scholar Richard Rex notes that 1518, not 1517, marks…
Ireland and the ‘Ensoulment’ Myth
On May 25, Irish citizens will vote on a referendum on whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment…
