Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Manichaean Misdiagnosis
In a recent issue of La Civiltà Cattolica, Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J. and the Rev. Marcelo Figueroa…
St. Charles Borromeo: Model Bishop, Holy Reformer
When Pope Francis selected Mario Delpini as the new archbishop of Milan, commentators began discussing whether Delpini…
The Church of England’s Nietzschean Proposal
In a world of change and flux, it is reassuring to know that some things remain the…
Eugene Peterson’s Theological Sigh
This week, Eugene Peterson became arguably the most consequential evangelical to endorse same-sex relationships and marriage.* His…
Awkward? Or Wise?
Asked to name books that gave me the greatest intellectual jolt in recent decades, I’d quickly cite…
Books Versus Screens
The rise of film and television in the first half of the twentieth century led several of…
A Castle of Thought
The Fragility of Consciousness: Faith, Reason, and the Human Goodby frederick lawrenceuniversity of toronto press, 456 pages,…
Everything in Its Place
A place for everything; everything in its place—that’s what crossed my mind as I listened to the…
The Good Soldier
Pope Francis declined to renew the appointment of the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of…
A Tragedy Either Way
On June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, George Cardinal Pell was charged with a…
Dachau Golgotha
The Priest Barracks: Dachau 1938–1945by guillaume zellerignatius press, 280 pages, $16.95 “We are the joyous Hitler Youth. We need no…
Befriending Geoffrey Chaucer: A Review
The Fellowship of the Beatific Vision: Chaucer on Overcoming Tyranny and Becoming Ourselvesby norm klassenwipf and stock,…
Fifty Years of Friendship with Cardinal Pell
Msgr. Thomas A. Whelan, my pastor when I was growing up in Baltimore, was a striking character:…
Il caso contro il Cardinal Pell
( English Version | Traduzione Italiana ) Cardinal:The Rise and Fall of George Pellby louise milliganmelbourne, 277 pages, $11.21…
Time Magazine Reinvents the Priesthood
With a burst of religious zeal rarely seen in the secular press, Time magazine has published a…
