Catholicism

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Low Expectations and Catholic Preaching

Richard John Neuhaus

Among all the qualities Protestants look for in their clergy, the one consistently rated highest is that…

The Bishops Get Their Report Card

Richard John Neuhaus

On January 6, as scheduled, the bishops conference (USCCB) released the first report on compliance with the…

The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth

Geoffrey Wainwright

Few, if any, other theologians could have written The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian…

Catholicism as the Other

Christopher Shannon

Martin Scorsese’s recent film The Gangs of New York takes us back to a time when religion,…

“Catholic Sectarianism”

Richard John Neuhaus

Intelligent and good people can end up taking wrongheaded positions, which is a point underscored by Paul…

Protestants, Catholics, and Mary

Richard John Neuhaus

In 1937 a group of Catholic and Protestant theologians, the latter being mainly Reformed and Lutheran, launched…

“This Hapless Bench”

Richard John Neuhaus

Last month I commented on the not very secret “secret meeting” between some bishops and a largeish…

The Bishops’ Problem

Richard John Neuhaus

“It’s the Bishops’ Problem” is the title of Tom Bethell’s column in the American Spectator . He’s…

Catholics, Protestants, and the Meanings of Freedom

Richard John Neuhaus

There are many books on the history of anti-Catholicism in America, but the achievement of John T.…

Finding God in China

David Marshall

The Victorian Translation of China: James Legge’s Oriental Pilgrimage by Norman Girardot University of California Press. 861…

The Population of Hell

Avery Cardinal Dulles

Sometimes the complaint is heard that no one preaches about hell any longer. The subject of hell,…

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Knowing the Love of Christ: An Introduction to the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas. By Michael Dauphinais…

The Catholic Center

Richard John Neuhaus

At the end of last month’s installment of this continuing rumination on Catholic trials and tribulations, I…

Flannery O’Connor: A Life

Paul V. Mankowski

Flannery O’Connor: A Life by jean w. cash university of tennessee press, 392 pages, $30 Writing of…

The Persistence of the Catholic Moment

Richard John Neuhaus

In 1987, while I was still a Lutheran, I published a book titled The Catholic Moment: The…