Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Scripture and Truth
The Nature of Biblical Criticism by John Barton Westminster John Knox, 206 pages, $24.95 John Barton, professor…
The Vindication of Humanae Vitae
That Humanae Vitae and related Catholic teachings about sexual morality are laughingstocks in all the best places…
A Pilgim’s Progress: Corpus Christi 2008
An excited group of girls behind me—ages five to eight, I think, walking with their mothers: some…
Ironies in the Fire
We all complain at times about the tiresome discussions of the shifting meanings of left and right…
Death and Politics Revisited
On March 17 at 7:00 pm, I’ll be giving a lecture at Georgetown University’s ICC Auditorium called…
Newman on Conversion
Last Friday, Father Richard John Neuhaus, in a piece about the possibilities of reconverting the nation of…
On Being a Pallbearer
Recently, I served as a pallbearer for my grandfather on my mother’s side. I had never served…
The Catholic Fantastic of Chesterton and Tolkien
It is often assumed that G. K. Chesterton and J. R .R. Tolkien were reactionary, antimodern writers.…
Our New Group Blog
. . . has been up and opining almost a week now¯as distinguished from our Daily Article…
God in the Gallery
Numerous illustrations—absorbing, beautiful ones—of both the Vulgate Bible and the Divine Comedy by the Surrealist painter Salvador…
The Mother of God at Prayer for the Kingdom of God
The project known as Evangelicals and Catholics Together is now in its thirteenth year¯following its initial statement,…
The Brothers and Sisters of Jesus
The project known as Evangelicals and Catholics Together is now in its thirteenth year, following its initial…
Embryonic Stem Cells and Those Pro-Science Pro-Lifers
If the news of major breakthroughs in cell research should turn out to be correct, we are…
Newman in the Modern Classroom
I really think learning should be optional, ma’am.” This statement comes from one of my ninth graders…
Debating the Separation of Religion and Politics / The Bishops’ Conscience Clause
Last Saturday, the British magazine The Economist , sponsored a debate on this resolution: “Religion and politics…
