Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Soldier
You, my friend, who died in battle, can’t remember How your breath became a rattle, then, more…
Letters—March 2015
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…
Engaging John Together
Not long ago I participated in a conference, “Engaging the Gospel of John, Engaging One Another: Catholics,…
Pope Francis and the Hidden Path to Holiness
Five years ago the Catholic Church had a Year of the Priest, and now Pope Francis has…
A More Inclusive Pluralism
Recently the California State University System and several other schools have denied campus privileges to student groups…
To See Things as They Are
For some time now, the cultural crisis besetting the United States has been taking ominous political and…
