Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Vatican’s China Whitewash
Like many others, I received with skepticism the news of a possible deal to resolve the long-standing…
Called to Eucharist
Over the centuries, the theology and practice of the Eucharist have been distorted in many ways. One…
Men Without Conviction, Churches Without People
Europe’s wholesale abandonment of its Christian faith is often explained as the inevitable by-product of modern social,…
To a Decorative Dwarf in the Garbage
Perhaps you’ll find a home in some back yardBeneath a poplar, or beside an ash;How could those…
Newlyweds
In India the housewives kill themselves:a crop of twenty thousand every year.Some eat narcotics off their medicine…
Benedict in Silence
As we approach the fifth anniversary of Benedict XVI’s abdication and Francis’s election, we face a strange…
Proofs for God in the Pret A Manger Age
Belief in God’s existence is not just a leap of faith; it is a reasonable conclusion which…
The Eschatological Hope of Bearing Children
Stop bearing children.” So says one of a cadre of new environmental voices decrying the dangers of…
The Bridge That George Lindbeck Built
As a college student studying theology in the 1990s, I was inspired by many great theologians of…
How Much Dreiser Does a Man Need?
Theodore Dreiser is ranked among our great authors; he was a syllabus mainstay for as polished a…
Briefly Noted
The History of Courts and Procedure in Medieval Canon Lawedited by wilfried hartmann and kenneth penningtoncatholic university…
Pain, World, God
The frequency of my headaches has dropped to one every six weeks or so. (I never say…
The Metaphysics of Democracy
Dear Readers, This version of “The Metaphysics of Democracy” differs from the version that was published in…
Virtuous Evildoers
At the end of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius, the conspirators who had assassinated Caesar,…
McAuley Beyond Despair
James McAuley had a gift for overcoming first impressions. Manning Clark, the future doyen of Australian historians,…
