Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Suffering and Silence
I hope that Martin Scorcese’s Silence, premiering this week, will accurately capture the genius of Shusako Endo’s…
First Things, the National Pulpit
Since its first issues appeared more than twenty-five years ago, First Things has been hailed as the…
Sin in a Time of Accompaniment
While becoming a Christian, I was given a lot of space to figure out what needed to…
The Crisis of Christians in Egypt
On Monday, December 12, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi walked alongside the Coptic Pope Tawadros (Theodore) II…
Why are Catholic Academics Supporting the Four Cardinals?
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a score of Catholic academics and pastors—of whom I am…
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…
