Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
It’s Howdy Doody Time!
Three or four times each month, Father X (as I’ll call him here) celebrates the noontime daily…
The Transfiguration of Death
A long century separates us from the Great War and the “lost generation” that suffered through it—lost,…
Prejudice and the Blaine Amendments
During the coming weeks, the Supreme Court will hand down its decision in Trinity Lutheran of Columbia,…
The Sporting Spirit
A few years ago, I received from a high-ranking prelate a reply to an article published by…
Anne Frank’s Enduring Testament
Seventy-five years ago this month, Anne Frank began a diary, reflecting: “Writing in a diary is a…
The Mystery of Mary
Rachel Fulton Brown is associate professor of history at the University of Chicago, where she writes and…
Hate Has a Home
Recently I took part in a panel discussion on the nature of civil society. At some point…
Pack Your Bags
When you’re sick and know you’re going to die you do what’s called putting your affairs in…
Opening Up the World
I am in Portsmouth, Rhode Island this weekend, attending “Being Human: Christian Perspectives on the Human Person,” an…
Way beyond the New Atheist Nonsense
Given the intellectual flimsiness of their work, it’s best to look for cultural causes to explain the…
The Civil Marriage Business
In his 2015 Erasmus Lecture, Archbishop Charles Chaput called on America’s bishops to reconsider the Church’s role…
Thoughts on the Western Wall, Fifty Years Later
Photographs can capture exceptional moments in an iconic way, making the original experience “present” emotionally as well…
Waiting for Vatican Reform
Pope Francis raised great expectations when, on April 13, 2013, one month after being elected to Peter’s…
The Universal Russian Soul
Russia is turning inward. As the fabric of purpose and identity seems to fray among Western nations,…
Alvin Plantinga’s Masterful Achievement
When Alvin Plantinga was awarded this year’s Templeton Prize, he joined a host of other prominent winners, including Mother…
