Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Everyday Freedom
Something is wrong. Throughout the West, people are angry, anxious, and discontented. Paradoxically, the ill temper arises…
Suicide of the Radical Right
On May 21, 2013, the French writer Dominique Venner took his own life in front of the…
Briefly Noted — 4/24
Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by katherine rundell farrar, straus and giroux, 352 pages, $30 There’s…
Spinoza in Full
Spinoza, Life and Legacyby jonathan i. israeloxford university, 1,344 pages, $49.99 Cursed be he by day and cursed…
St. Nick Saban
When our exterminator, Ervin Humes, showed up at the house back in September 2023, he and I…
Cardinal Fernández Misleads
Joseph Ratzinger, better known as Pope Benedict XVI, stepped down from the papal ministry in 2013. But…
Biden’s Collegiate Catholicism
Whereas John F. Kennedy encouraged Americans to view his Catholic faith as a private matter, Joe Biden…
An Easter Celebration
And so, we’ve come to this, a new beginning in an end, and celebrate the way we…
Boundless Prayer
A colleague of mine is extraordinarily productive: reams of articles, books, editing duties, institute-leading, fundraising. It’s the kind…
Writing My Autobiography
Are you still writing?” he asked. “I am,” I answered. “What are you working on at the…
Normophobia
From the standpoint of social development, the family cannot be considered the basis of the authoritarian state,…
We Were There When They Crucified the Lord
Were you there when they crucified my Lord? The lyrics of Mahalia Jackson’s famous gospel blues song…
When the Dodgers Moved to Los Angeles
If you are even a merely casual fan of Major League Baseball—if you aren’t among those we…
The Good News Is That the Bad News Isn’t All the News There Is
In the course of an insightful essay on Vladimir Putin’s challenge to civilization, Italian historian Roberto de…
The Pope’s Favorite Theologian
It is old news that Pope Francis has a strong predilection for the thought of St. Vincent…
