Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Evangelical Voter
A few weeks before last year’s presidential election, Mitt Romney held a high-profile meeting in North Carolina…
Rediscovering Paul VI
When the Vatican recently announced its new candidates for sainthood, there was a remarkable name on its…
Briefly Noted
Debating Same-Sex Marriage by John Corvino and?Maggie Gallagher Oxford, 296 pages, $16.95 n The debate surrounding same-sex…
St. Kateri’s Long Journey Home
When Pope Benedict canonized Kateri Tekakwitha yesterday—making her the first Native American saint—he not only elevated an…
The Genius of the Women Saints
This Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI will canonize seven new saints. His honorees include four women, two of…
The Virgin Mary’s Spiritual Lessons
I love the Feast of the Assumption. The readings for the day include a dragon ready to…
Converts and the Symphony of Truth
Why do adults become Catholics? There are as many reasons for “converting” as there are converts. Evelyn…
The Desert’s Austere Grace
It is not the kind of road you ever want to find yourself driving on in a…
Books for Christmas
If memory serves, this past year saw electronic books top printed books in the sales figures at…
A Pious Scholar
“I Have Always Loved the Holy Tongue”: Isaac Casaubon, the Jews, and a Forgotten Chapter in Renaissance…
The Fast and Slow Growth
Having made my first promises in 2002 (after three years of dallying), next year I will celebrate…
Whooshing Through Life
All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age by hubert dreyfus…
While We’re At It
• Remember the alliance of atheists who offered to take care of your pets in the event…
A Tribute to Cardinal John O’Connor (1920–2000)
Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of Cardinal John O’Connor, whom Richard John Neuhaus called…
Advent and the Pregnancy Narratives—a Season of Joyful Expectation
I fear I may have missed some of the beauty of Advent. I missed the lessons from…
