Catholicism

Alyssa Lyra Pitstick Hans Urs von Balthasar once keenly observed what makes someone an ecclesial theologian: “It…

Here, with thanks to Amy Welborn, a reflection to lift the heart and confirm the will .…

Reports that the South African Parliament has approved gay marriage, and that the U.S. Catholic bishops have…

I’m no expert when it comes to analysis of political trends, party politics, or electoral strategy. But…

You will not be surprised to learn that I am solidly on Ross Douthat’s side in his…

Death threats issued to Pope Benedict XVI, Muslims burning the Pope in effigy, promises to conquer Rome…

This past May, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), with the approval of the…

American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion,Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Centuryby Kevin…

I know I reveal my old-fogeyism when I say that I’m only vaguely aware of who Britney…

It is getting the attention it deserves in avowedly conservative circles, but Ramesh Ponnuru’s fine book The…

Crunchy Cons by Rod Dreher. Crown Forum, 272 pages, $24. Making a long drive home from a…

Moving to less controversial topics, George Will had a thoughtful column Sunday before last on new efforts…

Of the making of saints there is no end cries the modern Ecclesiastes, and with some justification.…

It is the rare reader of fiction who does not at some time or other consider becoming…

Elizabeth Bumiller, in the February 6 issue of the New York Times , reports on a speech…