9/11 in France

by Rémi Brague

Notre-Dame is not merely a witness to the history of France; it is also a result of that history. Continue Reading »

18 Apr 2019

Fire in the Cathedral

by Rachel Fulton Brown

It isn't the building of stone, glass, and wood that matters, but the worship offered therein. Continue Reading »

17 Apr 2019

How Cardinal Wuerl Misled the Papal Foundation

by Matthew B. O’Brien

Wuerl’s control over the Papal Foundation’s grant-making gave him outsize influence in the Vatican, just as it had for Theodore McCarrick. Continue Reading »

12 Apr 2019

Benedict and the Scandal

by Charles J. Chaput

Joseph Ratzinger looks at the abuse phenomenon through the lens of his own life experience. Continue Reading »

11 Apr 2019

Benedict Speaks

by R. R. Reno

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has unexpectedly intervened in today’s unhappy Church politics.  Continue Reading »

10 Apr 2019

Looking at Christ

by Rainer Maria Woelki

We talk too much about the Church in terms defined by the world, and not enough about Christ. Continue Reading »

10 Apr 2019

Belgium After Danneels

by Charlotte Allen

An obituary for Belgian Catholicism, like that of the primate who presided over so much of its decline, is currently being written. Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2019

Purity in the Digital Age

by Francis X. Maier

Little in the digital age is truly hidden. Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2019

Briefly Noted

by Various

A Catholic Quest for the Holy Grail by charles a. coulombe saint benedict, 264 pages, $27.95 Despite its frequent ­appearances in pop culture, the Holy Grail is elusive to us—even more elusive than it was to ­Perceval and King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table. Films that present it as a . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2019

Cultural Catholics

by Mark Bauerlein

Featuring Tricia Bruce on Americans who identify as partially Catholic. Continue Reading »

29 Mar 2019