Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
On Being a Lapsed Catholic
I was the first of my family to apostatize, and—since the family ends in me—I must be…
“Sensus Fidei” and Fr. Martin
In a July 14 article, responding to queries about Building a Bridge, his new book on the…
On Blood Moons and Babylonian Whores
The Book of Revelation contains vivid imagery, wild analogies, and rhetoric rife with end-times judgment. John’s enigmatic…
Questions of Competence
It’s a safe bet that 99.95 percent of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics have never heard of…
The Scandal and Allure of the Priesthood
The Catholic Church is a bone in the throat of our secular culture. Of course we’ve all…
Briefly Noted
On the Road to Vatican II: German Catholic Enlightenment and Reform of the Churchby ulrich l. lehnerfortress,…
First Church of Intersectionality
I recently attended an academic conference at the University of Notre Dame called “Intersectional Inquiries and Collaborative…
Letters—Aug/Sept 2017
SCALING UP SOLIDARITY R. R. Reno is sympathetic to nationalism because he sees it as a reaction…
Observe His Prayer
At the outset of Moby Dick, Father Mapple preaches to a congregation of whalers. His text is…
In the Confessional Booth
Some time ago I was in a confessional booth when / There was a moment I never…
Liberal Ressentiment
Age of Anger: A History of the Presentby pankaj mishra farrar, straus and giroux, 320 pages, $26 Despite…
Dying of Despair
On November 4, 2014, sixteen-year-old Cameron Lee, a popular, athletic, straight-A student at Henry M. Gunn High…
From What Is Left Over
Nearly a decade ago, I had the privilege of attending a lecture by Pope Benedict, “The Roots…
Back to Work
In 1974, the year I turned nineteen, I took my first real job in the goods store…
Love Alone
We’ve started a reading group here in the office, and in early June we sat down to…
