Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Cooking the Books in Germany
A story in the New York Times explains that, in Germany, the government fixes the prices at…
Saving Lost Languages
This is a story¯a creation myth from the Tofa: In the very beginning there were no people,…
The UCC’s Ethical Suicide Parlor
On September 18, United Church of Christ minister Kristi Denham announced that a new organization of clergy…
Renewing the Church, Converting the World
I’d like to start with a proposition. Here it is: To be a Christian is to believe…
Aphorisms, Sartre, Bishops, and Prudential Judgment
The English language is so very rich, and not least when it comes to language about language.…
Expiating Our Eco-Sins?
The pope has stepped up his rhetoric in favor of it. The retired cardinal archbishop of Washington…
The Florentine Enigma
During the summer of 1502, the young Republic of Florence appeared fated to die as quickly as…
God and Imaginary Numbers
Impossible, irrational, delusionary, absurd, untrustworthy, fictitious, imaginary: You can’t read much about religion today without encountering these…
Harry Potter and the Christian Critics
A curious teapot tempest of the sort one only finds in the hothouse of Extremely Earnest Conservative…
A Respectful Word on Episcopal Competence
The word competence has several meanings, most of which congregate around ability and authority . It is…
On Relativism
At first glance, the expression “the dictatorship of relativism” sounds like a paradox, maybe even an oxymoron.…
The Last Stand of Rowan Williams
Summer is almost over, which for most of us means putting away the beach umbrella and suntan…
Danger and Opportunity: A Plea to Catholics
We live in a time of both danger and opportunity for the Catholic Church in the United…
Sharing Chores?
My suspicions were aroused when I saw a headline to a July 1 Associated Press story in…
Culture Matters
Having accepted Thomas Sowell’s great thesis that differences among peoples commonly attributed to race really reflect culture,…
