Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
French and Ahmari Enter the Ring
For much of their debate, hosted on Thursday at Catholic University of America, David French and Sohrab Ahmari were talking past each other. When…
Tullian Tchividjian’s Upside Down Christianity
Four years after a sex scandal prompted him to depart from Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Tullian Tchividjian,…
A Theology of Meat
A reflection on this week’s Torah portion. Last week I was eating a hamburger, and a relative asked…
The Fate of Hong Kong’s Christians
Christians in Hong Kong overwhelmingly support the mass protests that have disrupted the region for the last…
A Sloppy Attack on National Conservatism
A great deal of ink has been spilt in recent months about the “new nationalism” taking hold…
In Praise of Today’s Seminarians
If you’re feeling a bit down about the future of Catholicism in the United States, ask yourself…
What Economics Is For
Almost 130 years ago, Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical Rerum Novarum. In this text, he defended…
The Sign of the Times
Vatican II was the council of the “signs of the times.” The conciliar documents use the expression…
Getting Beyond Darwin
Bishop Robert Barron and others working hard to evangelize the “Nones”—young adults without religious conviction—tell us that…
Cardinal Pell, Scapegoat
Earlier today in Australia, a three-judge panel refused to overturn Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on five counts…
The Australian Disgrace
There will be much more to be said in the weeks and months ahead about the rejection…
Look! It Is Jesus
What do Catholics believe happens to the bread and wine that are consecrated during the Liturgy of…
Betraying the Legacy of John Paul II
The most controversial document of this controversial pontificate, the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, is again at the center…
Love and Awe
A reflection on the weekly Torah portion. Love and awe: the religious mind is bent toward God…
Heroism and Priesthood, Dachau and Amazonia
In late June I visited the concentration camp at Dachau, located in a wooded suburb a few…
