Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Pelvic Theology, Pelvic Justice
In a recent New York Times guest essay, Catholic writer David Gibson praised Pope Leo for moving…
Can These Bones Live?
The Saturday after Easter, on a cloudless morning, I fell and shattered my left elbow while taking…
Cultural Christianity’s Ambivalence
The question of what to do with our Christian inheritance—what we call “cultural Christianity”—has become unavoidable. Cultural…
In Magnifica Humanitas, Leo Defends the Human Person
“What is man that thou art mindful of him?”—Psalm 8:4 Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas,…
The Peace We Can Make
Repetition, it’s said, can be the mother of learning. So, in light of recent Catholic debates about…
Magnifica Humanitas, a Missed Opportunity?
At nearly 43,000 words, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in…
A Boomer, But An Augustinian: On Magnifica Humanitas
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence, begins…
Why I Became Orthodox
Bulbous onion domes topped the Corinthian columns, and baroque stucco architraves lit up the drowsy city toward…
Embodying Spirit
The Bible figures the Spirit as breath, wind, smoke, and flame. He blows where he will, circulates…
Confession Isn’t Therapy
Frequent confession was once normal—monthly, biweekly, or even weekly. But it became rarer among Catholics formed from…
The Truth About Christian Hospitality
The world has changed and the ground has shifted under us. All that is solid melts into…
The German Gambit
Reinhard Cardinal Marx stated recently that the German bishops intend to issue a formal liturgical blessing for…
On Aliens and Our Alienation from God
The Department of War recently released dozens of files, dating back to the 1940s, of UFO sightings.…
Anglicans and the Abuja Contradiction
The Abuja Affirmation marks the end of an era. The third largest Christian communion, Anglicanism (behind only…
Thomophobia
Every year the American Library Association marks “Banned Books Week,” a celebration devoted mostly to books…
