Catholicism

Catholics at the Back of the Line

San Francisco continues to place unrealistic and suffocating restrictions on our natural and constitutional right to worship. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2020

China’s Catholics and the Church’s Moral Witness

by Michael R. Pompeo

If the Chinese Communist Party manages to bring the Catholic Church and other religious communities to heel, regimes that disdain human rights will be emboldened. Continue Reading »

18 Sep 2020

Why the Words of Baptism Matter

by Matthew Hood

I was a priest for three years before I realized I had never been validly baptized. Continue Reading »

3 Sep 2020

Devout Catholics and Secular Progressives

by Robert P. George

If secular progressives can identify as “devout Catholics,” then surely I can identify as a “secular progressive.” Continue Reading »

18 Aug 2020

Rediscovering the Reality of the Eucharist

by George Weigel

Teaching the truth of the Eucharist is a task for this moment, turning plague time into a time of renewed faith in the wonder of what we are offered in holy communion. Continue Reading »

12 Aug 2020

AM[D]G

by George Weigel

Jesuit secondary education is unlikely to produce leaders if its self-presentation brackets God. Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2020

There is a lot of goodness in prisons. At times, I am sure, prisons may be hell on earth. I was fortunate to be kept safe and treated well. I was impressed by the professionalism of the warders, the faith of the prisoners, and the existence of a moral sense even in the darkest places. I was in . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2020

Lessons From Ronald Knox

by Sohrab Ahmari

Monsignor Ronald Knox lived such an outstanding life that one can’t but feel the utter inadequacy of one’s own next to its record. Continue Reading »

30 Jul 2020