Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Chaplains of Death
It’s an appalling document. In a pastoral letter, ten Catholic Bishops of the Canadian Atlantic Episcopal Assembly…
The Persecution of Professor Esolen
Professor Anthony Esolen is a bright jewel in the crown of Catholic higher education in the United…
Remembering Thomas Oden
I loved visiting Tom Oden at his home in Oklahoma City. His home was on a lake…
Crèche Clash
Here’s an update on a story I covered in this space two years ago: the Christmas Wars…
Bonhoeffer at Ettal: Advent 1940
For three months during the early years of World War II, from November 1940 through February 1941,…
An Open Letter to Pope Francis
We invite readers’ attention to The Misuse of Amoris Laetitia To Support Errors against the Catholic Faith,…
How I Changed My Mind About Pope Francis
Anyone who has stumbled across a long-forgotten diary will understand the embarrassment a journalist feels when he…
Our Own Devices
A flickering glow welcomed me to my university’s chapel service. Votive candles? If only. No, these were…
Advent with St. John of the Cross
Of all the saints of Advent, none is more attuned to the season than St. John of…
Axe of Advent
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” John the Baptist commands in a traditional Advent…
What Makes a Great Parish?
Great Catholic Parishes: How Four Essential Practices Make Them Thrive by william e. simon, jr. ave maria…
Briefly Noted
Exodus by thomas joseph white, o.p. brazos, 336 pages, $32.99 In days past, to study Scripture was…
Man, Lion, Calf, and Eagle
The Fourfold Gospel: A Theological Reading of the New Testament Portraits of Jesus by francis watson baker…
A Gentle Orthodoxy
Modern Orthodox Thinkers: From the Philokalia to the Present Day by andrew louth intervarsity, 383 pages, $28…
Mustard Seeds
The first chapter of Genesis is a grand liturgy of creation. The second chapter describes with existential…
