Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Lincoln’s Almost Chosen People
In his wonderful book Land of Lincoln, Andrew Ferguson recalls meeting an immigrant family from Thailand who…
Passionate Men
Among Christians, anger is one of the seven deadly sins. For Jews, too, it is a major…
Praying the Psalms
Athanasius, the heroic bishop of Alexandria in the mid-fourth century—who was sent into exile five times—is best…
Seeing the Whole
A few years ago, I visited Albi, a small town in southern France famed for its Cathedral of…
The First Week of the Biden Administration
The new White House is moving to implement the Democratic party’s current agenda. As with any political…
Populism Comes to Portugal
Portugal’s presidential election took place on January 24 as the country’s COVID-19 death rate surged. Only 40…
The Holy See and Thug Regimes
The list of grave issues that must be addressed during a future papal interregnum, and by the…
Phil Spector and the Sound of American Glory
Phil Spector, who died in prison on January 18 from complications of COVID-19, was the very model of…
Joe Biden Misreads Augustine
Delivered to an empty “Field of Flags” surrounded by 25,000 National Guardsmen, Joseph Biden’s inaugural address called…
Learning From Burke in 1968
Sometime between my arrival at college over half a century ago and my departure four years later,…
Archbishop José Gomez: A Profile In Episcopal Courage
During their annual meeting in November of last year, a critical mass of the Catholic bishops of…
Canceling Culture
As was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said “the judgments of the…
President Biden and a Catholic Inflection Point
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither…
The Limits of Politics
Last week brought us the image of a half-naked man, painted and crowned with buffalo horns, howling…
My People Need Christ’s Body and Blood
They canceled Easter. Is Christmas next?” Matthew Hennessey asked this question in the Wall Street Journal on…
