Catholicism

A selection of recent articles on this topic

Zoos: Not for Children Anymore

Wesley J. Smith

Perhaps it is wrong for me to comment about a movie I have no intention of seeing:…

JB: Duke University Rape Case

Joseph Bottum

In response to last week’s news that the Durham prosecutor has finally dropped the rape charges against…

Balthasar, Hell, and Heresy: An Exchange

Alyssa Lyra Pitstick and Edward T. Oakes

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

RJN: On Love & Madness

Richard John Neuhaus

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

Oakes: The Body in St. Paul and Benedict XVI

Edward T. Oakes

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

Anderson: What Went Right on Tuesday

Ryan T. Anderson

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

RJN: The Debates Rage

Richard John Neuhaus

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

Anderson: Benedict, Islam, Faith, and Reason

Ryan T. Anderson

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

Person, Charism, and the Legionaries of Christ

Richard John Neuhaus

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

Theocracy, Theocracy, Theocracy

Ross Douthat

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

RJN: 6.28.06 I know I reveal my…

Richard John Neuhaus

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

RJN: 6.7.06 It is getting the attention…

Richard John Neuhaus

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

Hold the Granola

Gilbert Meilaender

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

RJN: 4.12.06 Moving to less controversial topics…

Richard John Neuhaus

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

The Saints of John Paul II

Philip Zaleski

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