Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Offering
The room is full of empty chairs.The gods above break down, distraught.We offer them our thoughts and…
After Kavanaugh?
In the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, the New York Times published an…
I’ll Have Consequences
Not too many years ago, I knew a little boy who was prone to temper tantrums that…
T. S. Eliot, Populist
What defines the essence of populism? What is it for, and what is it against? T. S.…
Orthodox Origen
Origen: On First Principlesedited and translated by john behroxford, 800 pages, $200 In its eleventh canon, the…
U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
The Virtue of Nationalismby yoram hazonybasic books, 304 pages, $18.99 In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks,…
Letter to an Aspiring Doctor
You tell me you are thinking, my dear Stephen, of medicine as a career, but you wonder…
Letters—December 2018
Death Penalty Sad to say, but as surely as night follows day, when Pope Francis speaks on…
Angels of Advent
Angels appear at critical moments in the Hebrew Bible. The angel of Yahweh helps Hagar as she…
Lord, You Know It All
In the spring of 1908, an Irish priest was walking through the slums of Great Yarmouth in…
Cleansed and Conformed to God’s Will
Father, We Thank Thee, Who Hast Planted” has long been one of my favorite hymns. Its tune,…
Confessions of a Catholic Whistleblower
In late July, I began giving internal diocesan documents to an investigative reporter in my hometown of…
Vatican Autocracy and the U.S. Bishops
As the U.S. bishops gathered in Baltimore on the weekend of November 10–11, it seemed certain that,…
Hour of the Wolf
Earlier this year I edited an anthology, Christ’s Body, Christ’s Wounds: Staying Catholic When You’ve Been Hurt…
Synodality Upended
Last Monday, as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops gathered for the 2018 General Assembly, the Holy…
