Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Pell Case: Developments Down Under
In three weeks, a panel of senior judges will hear Cardinal George Pell’s appeal of the unjust…
So Long, Cardinal Wuerl
Today marks Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s long-awaited arrival in Washington, D.C. But while all eyes and expectations are…
The Crisis Continues
Vos Estis Lux Mundi, the new papal directive for handling sex abuse charges, takes a few steps…
Thou Art a Priest Forever
Abolish the Priesthood,” reads the provocative title of the latest Atlantic cover story, penned by James Carroll.…
Why Australia’s Conservatives Won
Australian elections are usually predictable affairs. Typically, the party expected to win does win. But on May…
Alabama’s Challenge
By passing a law that protects life in the womb, Alabama has accomplished the unthinkable—according to the…
Age of Fear
Me: You said recently—probably on Twitter—that for the last year or so you’ve been reading books in…
Hilltops of the Holy Land
When Aaron Lipkin looks out, he sees biblical history all around. There is Bethel, where two bears…
Ever Devotedly in Notre Dame
Given the attention paid to Fr. Theodore Hesburgh these days, interested parties would do well to consult…
Persecution and Constitutional Theocracy
The Interim Report on global persecution, issued at Easter by the Rt. Rev. Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of…
Theology Matters
A nineteenth-century German rabbi said that it is far more important for God to describe Man than…
On the Composting of Thee and Me
In Herman Wouk’s novel War and Remembrance, Warren Henry shocks his Bible-reading father, the novel’s hero, by…
Fear and the Benedict Option
When people ask me if the Benedict Option is a call to hospitality or to hunker down,…
Is Pope Francis a Heretic?
Nineteen theologians and academics recently released a letter to all Catholic bishops throughout the world, accusing Pope…
Jesuits and The Catholic Mind
My first brush with the Society of Jesus was not a positive one. I was in eighth…
