Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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…
Israel Folau, Unlikely Martyr
Americans, being somewhat exceptional in their sports (as in much else), may be unaware of the controversy…
Earth Day and Easter
Jay Inslee is running for president to save the planet from climate change. Most of you probably…
The Devout and the Nones
According to new data from the General Social Survey, America is increasingly divided between the very religious…
A Proposal for Persuasion
This essay is a response to “Against the Dead Consensus.” The philosophical premise of “Against the Dead…
