Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Reason’s Faith
I learned in these pages not long ago that it is perilous to express doubts regarding the persuasive…
Briefly Noted
Aquinas at Prayer: The Bible, Mysticism and Poetry? by paul murray, o.p. ?bloomsbury, 288 pages, $27.95 How…
The New Intolerance
In November, Cardinal Walter Kasper gave a speech at the Catholic University of America in which he…
We Can Win
This issue marks our twenty-fifth anniversary. Our grand adventure in intellectual journalism began in March 1990. Back…
Soldier
You, my friend, who died in battle, can’t remember How your breath became a rattle, then, more…
Letters
Perplexing Pope In “Between Two Synods” (January), George Weigel thoroughly summarizes the 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the…
What Mercy Is
Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Life by walter kasper paulist, 288…
Receptive Ecumenism
What follows is a version of my introduction to the Theopolis Institute’s 2015 Nevin Lectures, February 20,…
World Christianity by the Numbers
The annual “Status of Global Christianity” survey published by the International Bulletin of Missionary Research is a…
Perseverance in Truth
While Dr. Alice von Hildebrand is best known for promoting the work of her late husband, Dietrich—the…
Keeping Theology at Notre Dame
As a diocesan seminarian studying with the Sulpicians in Paris, a young Basil Moreau wrote to the…
Obama, Lincoln & Niebuhr
There are numerous defenders of President Obama’s prayer breakfast appeal for Christians to not “get on our…
Puritan Sacramentalism
In a recent American Conservative piece, Gracy Olmstead observes that “the millennial generation is seeking a holistic,…
The LDS Church and Gay Rights
Last week the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a rare public press conference. The…
Fr. McBrien’s Legacy
When Fr. Richard McBrien—author of twenty-five books, syndicated columnist, and previous chairman of the theology department at…
