Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Anglican Imaginary
I have long thought that the Great Litany of the Book of Common Prayer represents most fully…
Vatican II at Sixty
December 8, 2025, is quickly approaching, a date marking the sixtieth anniversary of the close of the…
Modernity and God-Talk
The great temptation of the modern world is to live as if God did not exist—etsi Deus…
How Much Does Dilexi Te Reflect Leo XIV’s Thinking?
"Slogans do not lift people out of poverty,” Pope Leo XIV said in his address to the…
Briefly Noted
Our Lady of the Green Scapular charts a relay race of grace. The vision granted to Sr.…
While We’re At It
According to the Wall Street Journal, construction spending on churches is up. For two decades, church attendance…
No, Paul Was Not Against the Jews
Last month, I was initially pleased to learn of a second First Things article reviewing my book,…
Lessons from Luther and Newman
Recent events in Canterbury and Rome underscore this year’s significant anniversaries. I am not thinking here of…
What Charles Taylor Got Wrong
Two decades ago, I was an undergraduate at McGill University, where Charles Taylor lectured. Taylor, born in…
The Church’s Answer to the World (ft. Carter Griffin)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Fr. Carter Griffin…
Bring Back Beautiful Sermons
St. Augustine remains the Church’s greatest preacher. A single sermon of his can roam in many directions.…
Voyages to the End of the World
Francis Bacon dreamed of abolishing disease, natural disasters, and chance itself. He also dreamed of abolishing God.
The Lost Art of Saying “No”
Conservative pundit Matt Walsh recently contended that “we have to recapture the long-lost art of saying ‘no.’”…
Where Is God in The Lord of the Rings? (ft. Douglas Estes)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Douglas Estes joins…
The Essential Newman
I first read St. John Henry Newman in 1985, when I was a graduate student at Yale.…
