Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Baptizing the Status Quo, Then and Now
With the election of Humza Yousaf as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), it is likely…
What We’ve Been Reading—March 2023
Mark Bauerlein Contributing Editor Gustave Flaubert’s Sentimental Education has an unfortunate pertinence to 2023 America, at least to the…
Liturgy of the Dinner Table
Dining with the Saints:The Sinner’s Guide to a Righteous Feastby rev. leo patalinghug and michael p. foleyregnery…
Anointed with Clay
Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. These are the words we heard when the…
Twelve Propositions for Pastors
1.In the Bible, “shepherd” is a royal metaphor, not a priestly one (Ps. 80:1). Moses, Joshua, David, and…
A Somber Anniversary
March 13 ought to have been a happy day in Rome. But the mood in and around…
How the Side B Project Failed
In 2018, Wesley Hill published a report in First Things on a movement that claimed to be breaking new ground in…
Clerical Integrity and Hook-up Apps
Count me among those grateful for the work of Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal (CLCR). A…
Working for Church Renewal
In 2018, the scandal involving then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick shocked the Catholic world. McCarrick had a global presence;…
Dangerous Revisionism
Nostra Aetate, issued at the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council almost 60 years ago, represented a…
The New Ultramontanism and the Dissing of Vatican II
In its Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium), the Second Vatican Council firmly applied the brakes…
Reforming Florida’s Universities: A Symposium
Many pearls have been clutched since Governor Ron DeSantis began reforming Florida’s state university system last spring.…
A Prayer to Jonah’s God
Forgive us, O Lord God of the Hebrews, for feeding Jonah to a large-mouthed whale. We sacrificed…
A Wild Christianity
Through the mouth of the cave I watched the storm front move in from the east. I…
Benedict Lives
Benedict XVI believed that his work was done. Three days after announcing his resignation, he gave a…
