Somebody Needs To Be Dad
by Francis X. MaierThe extraordinary fact of Catholic life in the United States is not the few bishops who humiliate us so bitterly, but the many who do the job so well. Continue Reading »
Bluegrass and the Bible
by Brandon McGinleyLiving on the Other Side is the Church at her best, giving up none of her authenticity while carefully and lovingly embracing this culture, this place, these people. Continue Reading »
When Campion Met Miss Anscombe
by John HaldaneEdmund Campion (1540–81) and Elizabeth Anscombe (1919–2001) were among the most brilliant of their generations of Oxford students: he at St. John’s College, she at St. Hugh’s. Later, each held fellowships in the university and delivered sermons in the university church of St. Mary the . . . . Continue Reading »
Archbishop José Gomez: A Profile In Episcopal Courage
by George WeigelArchbishop Gomez’s statement was clearly a pastoral statement, not a political manifesto. Continue Reading »
President Biden and a Catholic Inflection Point
by George WeigelSolidarity in prayer is the first duty of American Catholics toward the new president today. Continue Reading »
Catholic Coherence, Catholic Integrity
by George WeigelBishops who maintain the Church’s eucharistic integrity and coherence are not acting politically or punitively, but pastorally. Continue Reading »
Becket and His Critics
by Dan HitchensThe late philosopher Roger Scruton once told a Guardian journalist that he thought he had been “too soft” over the course of his life. The interviewer was taken aback: Scruton was known as a scourge of political correctness and academic fashion. But as Scruton explained: “I’ve tended . . . . Continue Reading »
Biden’s Challenge For Bishops
by Jayd HenricksBiden’s public witness will force questions that most bishops would prefer to avoid. Continue Reading »
To Live in the Spirit
by R. R. RenoThere is nothing about being human that is alien to the consuming fire of God’s holiness. Continue Reading »
Mr. Biden and the Matter of Scandal
by Charles J. ChaputWhen bishops publicly announce their willingness to give Communion to Mr. Biden they do a serious disservice to their brother bishops and their people. Continue Reading »
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