Catholicism
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Silence: Scorsese’s Spiritual Masterpiece
It has taken almost thirty years for Martin Scorsese to film Silence, Shūsaku Endō’s novel about Catholic…
A “Merciless Assault on Human Dignity”
The archbishop of Toronto is given to deprecating himself as “just a simple country cardinal.” In my…
The Troubling Legacy of Shūsaku Endō’s Silence
Shūsaku Endō’s Silence is now widely regarded as a modern classic. The initial reaction of Japanese Catholics,…
Shūsaku Endō’s Swamp
Silence, the haunting 1966 Shūsaku Endō novel of faith, apostasy, and martyrdom in seventeenth-century Japan, tells the…
Christmas and the Divine Proximity
In October 2001 I had a long conversation with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. It was but weeks after…
Suffering and Silence
I hope that Martin Scorcese’s Silence, premiering this week, will accurately capture the genius of Shusako Endo’s…
Sin in a Time of Accompaniment
While becoming a Christian, I was given a lot of space to figure out what needed to…
Why are Catholic Academics Supporting the Four Cardinals?
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a score of Catholic academics and pastors—of whom I am…
Chaplains of Death
It’s an appalling document. In a pastoral letter, ten Catholic Bishops of the Canadian Atlantic Episcopal Assembly…
An Open Letter to Pope Francis
We invite readers’ attention to The Misuse of Amoris Laetitia To Support Errors against the Catholic Faith,…
How I Changed My Mind About Pope Francis
Anyone who has stumbled across a long-forgotten diary will understand the embarrassment a journalist feels when he…
Advent with St. John of the Cross
Of all the saints of Advent, none is more attuned to the season than St. John of…
Axe of Advent
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” John the Baptist commands in a traditional Advent…
What Makes a Great Parish?
Great Catholic Parishes: How Four Essential Practices Make Them Thrive by william e. simon, jr. ave maria…
Cauldron of Resentment
The Witches: Salem, 1692by stacy schifflittle, brown and company, 496 pages, $32 Of all the catchphrases Americans…
