Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Erosion of Catholic Sacramental Discipline in Germany
On February 1, 2017, the German Bishops’ Conference published a press release announcing their new document, “The…
The Bishop and the Nazis
Count Clemens August von Galen, a member of an old aristocratic family, was consecrated Bishop of Münster…
A Book for Me and All Protestants to Read
I recently had the privilege of recording an hour-long conversation with Archbishop Charles Chaput, reflecting on the…
“Speciesism” Opens the Door to Bigotry
Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer popularized “speciesism,” a derogatory term for the belief that it is acceptable to…
A Lent to Remember
The best Lent of my life involved getting up every day at 5:30 a.m., hiking for miles…
Waiting for a Young Pope
The Young Pope, HBO’s series about an arch-reactionary successor to Pope Francis, is often boring and occasionally…
The Brethren
The brethren walk about in hatsAnd up they go and down they go.The brethren’s hats are black…
Anniversary
This second circle—coming back againto the coming back—the sweeping dial of days; where all time’s whats and…
Discernment of Situation
Is the pope Catholic?” used to be an answer, not a question. Alas, it has become a…
The Party Theorist
Russia has annexed part of Crimea, has usurped America’s role as arbiter of winners and losers in…
A Dissolving Age
We live in a dissolving age. Institutions, social forms, and traditional authorities recede. To the extent that…
Saint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary Lifeby philippe girardbasic books, 352 pages, $29.99 The Virginia planter and Fire-Eater Edmund…
Forgiving Dylann Roof
On the evening of June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof, twenty-one at the time, casually joined a group…
America Needs Work
Last December, with a push from President-elect Donald Trump, Carrier Corporation decided to retain around eight hundred…
Why We Believe in Fairies
Everyone—or almost everyone—agrees that there are no such things as fairies nowadays, and probably never were. They…
