Theology

A selection of recent articles on this topic

When Rome Policed Art

Bronwen Catherine McShea

A century ago, a little-known Belgian artist named Albert Servaes became famous when cardinals at the Holy…

Mass and Memory

Martin Mosebach

In Traditionis Custodes, Pope Francis has given a command. He does this at a time when papal…

The Need to Disagree

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Josh Hammer joins the podcast…

The Bishops, Donatism, and President Biden

George Weigel

In an article first posted at Commonweal and republished on July 7 in La Croix International, Professor…

The Virtue of Obedience

Charles J. Chaput Thomas Weinandy O.F.M. Cap.

We live in a turbulent time; a time that’s similar, in some ways, to the various Reformations…

The Mystical Game

Peter J. Leithart

I’m always on the lookout for high-minded defenses of sports, rhetorical ammunition to use against those who…

Trump v. Tech

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Mark Meckler, president of Convention…

Liberal Authoritarianism and the Traditional Latin Mass

George Weigel

Let me begin by defining my location in the Liturgy Wars. I am a Novus Ordo man. I don’t…

Two Cheers for Civil Religion

Carl R. Trueman

Over the last few years, I have heard numerous Christians claim that the death of America’s old…

The Pro-Life Movement Chooses the Hard Right Over the Easy Wrong

Tom Cotton

Many of us have a story about how we got involved in the pro-life movement. Perhaps it…

Ralph Ellison on Cultural Appropriation

Mark Judge

In 1970, Ralph Ellison wrote the essay “What America Would Be Like Without Blacks.” In it, he…

Pope Francis and the Life Issues

George Weigel

Pope Francis’s tendency to use colorful expressions and abrasive adjectives in commenting on ideas, habits, and practices…

Beyond Integralism and Progressivism

Michael Hanby

A Brief Apology for a Catholic Moment by jean-luc marionnuniversity of chicago press, 120 pages, $27.99 nThe manifest…

The Making of Christian England

Francis Young

The Anglo-Saxons:A History of the Beginnings of Englandby marc morrispegasus, 528 pages, $32 The art of telling…

Heaven Is a Concert Hall

Peter J. Leithart

The first sentence of the Bible—“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth”—reports the initial…