Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Jehu on a Donkey
Jehu is one of those hyper-violent Old Testament characters who make Christians uncomfortable. Anointed by Elisha’s servant…
Getting Augustine Wrong
Injustices are done; imprudent, ill-considered policies are pursued. Brutal, cynical men posture as noble leaders. There’s a…
A Bishop of Consequence
When I first met Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., more than twenty years ago, I was struck…
The Two Faces of Amoris Laetitia
Two completely different—and logically incompatible—arguments in favor of communion for the divorced and remarried have figured in…
Waiting For and With Jesus
The season of Lent is a time of waiting, and waiting is one of the great themes…
XII. Jesus Dies on the Cross
His limbs splayed, writhing, as he hung there, Murmuring of a kingdom somewhere The Roman guards had…
Duke Ellington’s Faith
I’m told that two different TV series are in development about jazz and prostitution in New Orleans.…
Champagne for All
A Scent of Champagne: 8,000 Champagnes Tasted and Ratedby richard juhlinskyhorse publishing, 400 pages, $95 Lord Keynes…
Letters—April 2017
Shame the Devil I was deeply perplexed by Patricia Snow’s “The Devil and Hilary Mantel” (February 2017).…
Struggle Against the Gods
Because of my legal work on behalf of groups persecuted by the Chinese government, I have been…
Zurück zur Form
( English Version | German Version ) Die Zeiten, in denen eine neue Form geboren wird, sind…
American Carnage
We should all be dead,” said Jonathan Goyer one bright morning in January as he looked across…
Resurrection
I must believe that You rose from the deadFor if You didn’t, then what hope is thereTo…
Return to Form
( English Version | German Version ) The times in which a new form is born are…
Polite Persecution
No American has suffered the fate of Helen Berhane, the Eritrean gospel singer whose evangelizing earned her…
