An Open Letter to the Synod General Secretary

by George Weigel

The new document by the USCCB in preparation for the 2021–2023 Synod on Synodality overlooks the surging vibrancy of Catholicism in America.  Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2022

Crimes in the Name of Freedom

by Andrew Bacevich

Of the several monks who taught us English, Father Allen was the easiest to relate to. Father P. was ­obviously gay—we used different terms in those days—which ­created a certain unease among boys during adolescence. As for Father G., though he was just a few years older than we were, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2022

Evangelization: What and When?

by George Weigel

Surveying the world Catholic scene today, there are several questions to be settled, if evangelization is to be fruitful in drawing others to, or back to, Christ. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2022

How Not to Staff a Catholic School

by Mark Bauerlein

Reading a Catholic school's job description often indicates that Catholicism is not their first priority. Continue Reading »

20 Sep 2022

The Legacy of Rich Mullins

by Bethel McGrew

Today marks the 25th anniversary of his untimely death in a car accident. It was a shocking loss for the world of contemporary Christian music, a world with which the eccentric artist always had a love/hate relationship.  Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2022

Finding the Bishops We Need

by George Weigel

Lay Catholics can be helpful in identifying potential bishops with the apostolic zeal, and with the personal qualities and skills needed to be a leader whom others are eager to follow.  Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2022

The Catholic Imagination in 2022

by Jessica Hooten Wilson

The fourth Catholic Imagination Conference will be held at the University of Dallas, from September 30 until October 1. Continue Reading »

13 Sep 2022

God's Holy Nation

by Peter J. Leithart

Observing the online reaction to my column, I fear I was misunderstood. Some apparently read it as a brief for the primacy of the “spiritual” over the “political.” That isn’t my view. I advocate instead the deconstruction of the spiritual/political dualism and the primacy of ecclesial politics. Continue Reading »

2 Sep 2022

Christian Solidarity vs. Barbarism

by George Weigel

This instinct for solidarity is one marker of a living Christian culture. Continue Reading »

31 Aug 2022

Post-Catholic Ireland on Screen

by John Duggan

With the referendums on marriage and abortion comfortably won, with gender self-ID written into law, where next for a country that has staked its new identity on a maximalist adoption of liberalism? Continue Reading »

29 Aug 2022