Catholicism
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Angelic Stubbornness
God or Nothing: A Conversation on Faithby robert cardinal sarahinterviewed by nicolas diatignatius, 285 pages, $17.95 On…
Only Francis Can Go to China?
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, recently told an Italian journal that relations…
The One Really Interesting Story
The Christian Church confesses that [what the world calls]“myth” is history itself. She recognizes herself by this…
The Other Footnote in Amoris Laetitia
Pope Francis’s recent Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia is, for the most part, a beautiful presentation of Catholic…
The Pope and the SSPX: Is Reconciliation Near?
Of all the initiatives taken by Pope Francis, the most surprising is his latest effort to reconcile…
Intolerance and Evangelization
Cardinal Robert Sarah is one of the adornments of the Catholic Church, although it’s very unlikely that…
Biblical Preaching and Healing the Culture
If Catholics in the United States are going to be healers of our wounded culture, we’re going…
Francis: A Springtime Saint
He shone in his days as a morning star in the midst of the clouds.~Pope Gregory IX…
Pope Francis, Erich Przywara, and the Idea of Europe
Last Friday, on May 6, Pope Francis was awarded the Charlemagne Prize, which is conferred annually by…
Ascent, Descent, and Human Destiny
God forms Adam from dust, breathes life into his nostrils, and places him in a garden in…
Good Catholics, Good Citizens
The Catholic love affair with the United States of America is heading into rough and uncharted waters—and…
Amoris Laetitia and the Words of Christ
The first paragraph of Amoris Laetitia states that “the desire to marry and form a family remains…
The Most Important Day of Your Life
During talks around the country in recent years, I’ve been asking Catholic audiences how many of those…
The Pacifist Temptation
A few days after the Vatican unveiled Amoris Laetitia, the Pope’s impressive exhortation on families in the…
Amoris Laetitia from Where I Stand
Philip Larkin lamented that whether or not anybody refills your drink at a party “seems to turn…
