Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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,…
Postliberal Theology
Blood pressure is rising. Folks are worried about “illiberalism.” In a November issue of the Washington Post,…
No Patrimony
The age-old distinction between schoolchildren and university students is fast losing its meaning. On many campuses, the…
Letters
Deadly Deserts Paul Griffiths’s sneering review of our book, By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed (“Against…
The Catholic Church Doesn’t Do “Paradigm Shifts”
Ever since Thomas Kuhn popularized it with his 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, the notion…
The Letter American Bishops Should Write
Here’s a simple question for future historians: How is it that the same Catholic Church in Germany,…
I Know How to Be Abased and I Know How to Abound
I was more ashamed of my Goodwill clothes than of not speaking English when I first came…
The Migration of Mediation
Mediation” was a crucial philosophical and political problem for the ancient and medieval worlds. As Pierre Manent…
Remembering Zion
I offer a frigid smile any time people go into nostalgic raptures about the benefits of memorizing…
Pope Francis Regrets
News outlets around the world have reported that Pope Francis, at the end of his apostolic voyage…
Mr. Fit Goes to Communion
When communion for the remarried was reintroduced into Catholic discussion a few years ago, we were informed…
“Equilibrium” and Ignominy
This past December 18, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the head of the department of external relations of…
The Ordinary Time Being
Ordinary Time is upon us. It does seem like a sorry exchange to go from Christmas and…
By What Authority?
This is the second in a series of reflections by Cardinal Müller on questions of present importance…
