Public Life
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Sarah Mullally and Reforming the Anglican Communion
The Church of England has announced the appointment of Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.…
What Charles Taylor Got Wrong
Two decades ago, I was an undergraduate at McGill University, where Charles Taylor lectured. Taylor, born in…
Charlie Kirk, Christian Vitalist
The Christian norms that once underwrote America’s liberal democracy have eroded. This “great unraveling,” to borrow James…
As Long as You’re Living
I first heard Robert Munsch in second grade. Our teacher read his 1986 classic Love You Forever…
Toward a New Humanism
The most pressing question we face today is that of the Psalmist: “What is man?” So urgent…
The Cambrian Implosion
A historical moment ago, it was too obvious for words, but: Life is a blessing. So to…
Undermining the Church’s Public Witness
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki recently wrote in these pages that the Archdiocese of Chicago’s plan to grant…
Faith Returns to the Public Square
Pastors, pundits, and politicians gathered in Phoenix last Sunday to remember Charlie Kirk. Seventy thousand people filled…
How Sen. Durbin Shifted on Abortion
On January 17, 1982, a young and not-yet-elected Richard J. Durbin served as the master of ceremonies…
Pope and Parliament
The editors discuss Great Britain’s assisted suicide bill, Pope Leo’s first major interview, and Charlie Kirk’s memorial…
Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Radical Ideology in K–12 Schools
The murder of Charlie Kirk has raised awareness of the danger that politicized anger and resentment pose…
Danny Kruger’s Christian Humanism
While the U.S. was reeling from the assassination of Charlie Kirk and its aftermath, across the Atlantic…
Catholics and Gender Ideology
In this raw, emotionally overwrought moment in our public life, few topics generate more passion than gender…
The Summer of Our Discontent
Aside from my parents’ dog, no one close to me has died recently. And yet I have…
A Time for Hatred?
For two weeks, two icons of horrific violence have dominated the news: the August 22 murder of…
