Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Diplomacy and Persecution in China
We are witnessing a global crisis in religious freedom, wherein roughly three-quarters of the world’s people live…
Made for Love
In the early 1880s, Henry James set out to write “a very American tale.” The result was…
Faith Amid Corruption
The Catholic Church in the West is full of corruption—financial, sexual, and spiritual. We are forced to…
Immigration Idealism
For much of my life, I believed in open borders. Aside from violent criminals, I could think…
Who Wants to Be a Diversity Dean?
You may have seen the news on March 5, when the State of Colorado Civil Rights Commission…
Comfort and the Peanut
Our founding fathers are rarely praised as fountains of mirth. As a child, I read and reread…
Restauration
(English Version | Version française) Michel Houellebecq: Il existe en France, beaucoup d’Américains l’ignorent sans doute, un mouvement…
The Living Stones of Notre-Dame
This homily was preached at the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, April 18, 2019, at…
Mayor Pete’s Woke Intolerance
In 2015, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg voiced a moral disagreement with Mike Pence, then governor of…
Father Martin Corrects Cardinal Tobin
In an April 17, 2019, interview on the Today Show, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Archbishop of Newark,…
Benedict and His Critics
Pope Francis is happy with Benedict XVI’s profound analysis of the reasons behind the abuse crisis in…
Immigration: An Exchange
In “Immigration Idealism,” Matthew Schmitz argues plausibly that Christian views on immigration are distorted by the same…
The Next America
Nearly a decade ago, Archbishop Charles Chaput warned religious believers to prepare for the “Next America.” He predicted that…
Lessons from Father Schall
When Fr. James V. Schall (January 20, 1928–April 17, 2019) retired from teaching political philosophy at Georgetown…
The Ratzinger Diagnosis
Published a week short of his 92nd birthday, Joseph Ratzinger’s essay on the epidemiology of the clergy…
