Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Briefly Noted
Red, White, Blue, and Catholicby stephen p. whiteliguori, 101 pages, $12.99 In this primer on Catholic citizenship,…
The New Middle Ages
The past is returning. Any return assumes a preceding departure. Perhaps, though, the past never left, and…
A Catholic Poet?
The Whole Harmonium: The Life of Wallace Stevensby paul marianisimon & schuster, 496 pages, $30 It was…
Supple Mind
The Tides of Mind: Uncovering the Spectrum of Consciousnessby david gelernterliveright, 320 pages, $26.95 Neurobiologists and neuropsychologists…
Everyday Barbara Pym
In 1943, mourning the end of a short-lived love affair that would leave her (even months later)…
Martyr of the First Commandment
In 1945, during the final stages of World War II, the lifeless body of Josef Mayr-Nusser, an…
Segregated in Death
In the aftermath of the Orlando nightclub massacre in June, Russell Moore lamented our inability to mourn…
“Je Suis Jacques Hamel”
What has just happened at Saint-Étienne du Rouvray can only arouse horror and even anger at a…
James Earl Massey: Steward of the Story
I first heard the voice of James Earl Massey when I was a theological student at Harvard…
Religious and Pro-Life Conscience Unwelcome in Healthcare
Healthcare is quickly becoming about much more than the provision and reception of medical treatment. To a…
Who’s Afraid of Ad Orientem?
Cardinal Robert Sarah’s call on July 5th for a wider celebration of the Ordinary Form Mass ad…
The Virgin and The Donald
In light of reports of Donald Trump’s recent conversion to Christianity, we have reason to hope that…
A (Scholastic) Sonnet from the Portuguese
Now largely forgotten outside the Portuguese-speaking world, Luis Vaz de Camoens (1524-1580) was revered by many luminaries…
Sins of Their Fathers
Films with a theological bent never get far from the oldest question of theodicy: Why does a…
Karl Rahner: An Appreciation and Critique
Robert Royal’s fine book A Deeper Vision: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the Twentieth Century consists, by…
