Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Secularist Attacks on the Catholic Church in Britain
One might have expected the Catholic Church in Great Britain to enter a cosy relationship with the…
The First Openly Muslim Priest
The day before the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops voted to confirm the church’s first openly gay…
Romney’s Pornography Dilemma
The headline in the New York Times reads ” Romney Criticized for Hotel Pornography ,” which makes…
That Seventies Show
A recent issue of Horizons , the journal of the College Theology Society , a clubby American…
Canon 1398: A Clarification
I wrote in this space yesterday about the controversy surrounding the remarks of Pope Benedict XVI concerning…
When the Saint Goes Swearing In
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is a cultural and religious enigma. An indigenous…
Religious Tolerance and the Common Good
This talk was delivered at the Path to Peace Foundation seminar “Catholic Students and the Common Good:…
Pledge Week
It’s pledge week here at PBS. Er, I mean, First Things . I wish I did mean…
Amnesty International’s Dirty Little Secret
Amnesty International is up to no good, and they don’t want you to know about it. My…
Theology After the Revolution
Twentieth-Century Catholic Theologians: From Chenu to Ratzinger by fergus kerr blackwell, 240 pages, $29.95 Over the last…
The Supreme Court and Reasonable Hope
I’m not convinced that this week’s Supreme Court decision on partial-birth abortion is as good as Justice…
Don’t Read the May Issue. No, Really … Don’t.
Another month, another issue of First Things . Just a typical production of the magazine¯this and that,…
Right Reason in the Public Square, Part II
I recently argued in this space that Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice…
Prosing About the Web
Writing on the Web good not is. Too fast, it move. Too quick, it change. And telegraphed…
A River Runs Through It
David Brooks once offered an explanation for an editorial job he held¯one of those jobs where you…
