Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Facebook as Church
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg gave a speech in Chicago last week, laying out a new mission for the…
Taking Aquinas Seriously
Edward Feser is associate professor of philosophy at Pasadena City College, where he writes and teaches on…
At the Table
Christians go to church to eat and drink. This is nothing new. From the beginning to the…
The Humility that Jerusalem Brings
Lots of people have been reflecting on the Six Day War this month: the combat, the diplomacy,…
The Pope’s Power
Pope Francis was elected with a mandate to undertake institutional reform of the Vatican. But as curial…
A Map of the Soul
“Doctor, what’s that sound?” The voice startled me. I was performing brain surgery on a woman with…
Contemplaiting
Every Sunday school student is acquainted with Scripture’s great hair. First comes Esau the hairy man—possibly a…
Harvard’s First Light
During seven years of graduate study at Harvard University, I frequently passed through Johnson Gate into Harvard…
Rousseau, Sanders, and the Religious Test
During last year’s presidential election campaign, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a latecomer to the Democratic Party, positioned…
Denying Transcendence
Near the beginning of his Life of St. Macrina, Gregory of Nyssa hesitates over a seemingly self-evident…
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…
