Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
In Praise of Today’s Seminarians
If you’re feeling a bit down about the future of Catholicism in the United States, ask yourself…
What Economics Is For
Almost 130 years ago, Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical Rerum Novarum. In this text, he defended…
The Sign of the Times
Vatican II was the council of the “signs of the times.” The conciliar documents use the expression…
Getting Beyond Darwin
Bishop Robert Barron and others working hard to evangelize the “Nones”—young adults without religious conviction—tell us that…
Cardinal Pell, Scapegoat
Earlier today in Australia, a three-judge panel refused to overturn Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on five counts…
The Australian Disgrace
There will be much more to be said in the weeks and months ahead about the rejection…
Look! It Is Jesus
What do Catholics believe happens to the bread and wine that are consecrated during the Liturgy of…
Betraying the Legacy of John Paul II
The most controversial document of this controversial pontificate, the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, is again at the center…
Love and Awe
A reflection on the weekly Torah portion. Love and awe: the religious mind is bent toward God…
Heroism and Priesthood, Dachau and Amazonia
In late June I visited the concentration camp at Dachau, located in a wooded suburb a few…
The Spirit of Speech
A reflection on the weekly Torah portion. If a man takes a vow or an oath upon himself,”…
Extraordinary Coincidence, Contemporary Lesson
Forty years after Pope John Paul II bent the course of the 20th century in a more…
Scandal in South Carolina
A priest was recently placed on administrative leave in my own Diocese of Charleston. Fr. Raymond Flores,…
Orthodoxy and the Latin Mass
The Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) seems to be gaining popularity. From academia to the commentariat, both the…
The Epistle of James in the Current Crisis
The Epistle of James strikes us as a letter of perennial wisdom. James encourages his readers to…
