Theology
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Apologetics, Unapologetically
Faculty wags have long wisecracked that contemporary Catholicism specializes not in apologetics but in apologies. Unfair as…
The Truth About Religious Freedom
Just now, as Islamic nations wrestle both with new theoretical ideas and new public policies concerning religious…
The Saints of John Paul II
Of the making of saints there is no end cries the modern Ecclesiastes, and with some justification.…
On the Other Side of the Gates
During those younger years as the pastor of a poor, black, inner-city parish in Brooklyn, including the…
Briefly Noted 3
The Mind of the Master Class: History and Faith in the Southern Slaveholders’ Worldview. by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese…
A Jesus Just for Me
At least you can say this for Garry Wills”he isn’t afraid to change his mind. Whether that…
JB: 2.20.06 Over the last several…
Over the last several months, an enormous amount has been said about how the United States is…
RJN 1.9.06 Elizabeth Bumiller
Elizabeth Bumiller, in the February 6 issue of the New York Times , reports on a speech…
The Truce of 2005?
In his influential book The Courage to Be Catholic, George Weigel wrote about the “The Truce of…
Letters—February 2006
Speaking of Law In his review of Steven D. Smith’s work (“Law & Language,” November), Justice Scalia…
Hrothgar’s Homily
I tell you this tale as I mull and marvel how the Almighty metes to mankind the…
Portrait of the Philosopher as a Young Man
An Infamous Past: E.M. Cioran and the Rise of Fascism in RomaniaBy Marta Petreu Ivan R. Dee. 332…
Philosophers and the Old Adam
Stanley Cavell crafted the phrase “truth in foul disguise” to describe Nietzsche’s analysis of Christianity. Stephen Mulhall’s…
A Penny for the Guy
Within two weeks of his return from Rome in 1586, Father Robert Garnet had been selected to…
RJN 1.25.06 As you might imagine…
As you might imagine, I spend a good deal of time talking with reporters. I usually don’t…
