Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
A New Zionism
God’s Country: Christian Zionism in America by samuel goldman penn, 248 pages, $34.95 The New Christian Zionism:…
Card-Carrying Precadavers
It has been almost twenty years since I dissected a dead human body. It still seems strange:…
Portals of the Past
When the Sight & Sound poll—the oldest and most prestigious film ranking—declared in 2012 that Vertigo was…
Latimer and Ridley Are Forgotten
Hidden in the northern suburbs of Oxford are the last traces of a path first trodden by…
Cold Prose
For this last half year I have been troubled by the disease (as I may call it)…
Who Are We Not to Judge?
The precepts of the Lord are pretty clear—What’s right or wrong is plain enough to see.And yet…
Origami of the Soul
The modern state typically inspires two antithetical interpretations. Progressives see the state as a means to restrain…
The Parting
This poem is dedicated to Hannah Overton, and to all women who have suffered forcible separation from…
Let’s Lead, Not Be Led
Paul Ryan will not seek another term in Congress. No doubt the personal reasons he gave for…
Briefly Noted
Perseverance in the Parish?: Religious Attitudes from a Black Catholic Perspectiveby darren w. davis and donald b.…
Grace Under Pressure
A chapter in a remarkable American and Catholic life will close on June 6, when Abbot Thomas…
Foster Care Fanaticism in Philadelphia
Like all major American cities, the City of Philadelphia contracts with private non-profit organizations to provide foster…
The Benedict Option and Mediating Structures
It has been just over a year since Rod Dreher published The Benedict Option as a prescription…
Ireland and the ‘Ensoulment’ Myth
On May 25, Irish citizens will vote on a referendum on whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment…
Justin Trudeau and the Dictatorship of Relativism
You’ve probably never heard of the Waupoos Family Farm. I hadn’t either, until I met some folks…