The Fifty-Day Party
by George WeigelEaster offers each of us the opportunity to reflect on the commission to be missionary disciples we were given at baptism. Continue Reading »
Ratzinger Rising
by William Doino Jr.Ratzinger’s achievements are significant not just for the following they’ve produced, but for the keen insights and teachings they contain. Continue Reading »
Let’s Not Make a Deal...at Least this Deal
by George WeigelThe rumored reconciliation between the Church and the followers Marcel Lefebvre cannot take place on the Lefebvrists’ terms. Continue Reading »
Homage to a Christian Humanist
by Kenneth L. WoodwardJohn T. Noonan, Jr.’s life provides a robust affirmation that yes, there is always space in secular America for truly gifted practitioners of a humanism that finds it center in the Incarnation. Continue Reading »
Anti-Christianity in France
by Jean DuchesneFrench aversion to Christianity shows up in the half-repentant Marxist left, but can also be found on the extreme right, with its mystique that despises love and mercy, and among centrists whose moderation assimilates faith to fanaticism. Continue Reading »
A Springtime of Hope for Catholic Education
by K. E. ColombiniRecent announcements out of two Catholic colleges appear to provide both good news and bad news about the state of Catholic higher education. But even in the bad news, one can find reasons for hope. Continue Reading »
Five Lessons from Francis de Sales
by William Doino Jr.St. Francis de Sales is a valuable source to turn to today for wisdom and strength. Continue Reading »
A Bishop of Consequence
by George WeigelIf Charles Chaput does not embody the spiritual and pastoral qualities the pope says he values in bishops, no one does. Continue Reading »
The Two Faces of Amoris Laetitia
by Mats WahlbergTwo completely different—and logically incompatible—arguments in favor of communion for the divorced and remarried have figured in the synodal process that led up to Amoris Laetitia. Despite their incompatibility, both arguments can be found in Amoris itself, at least according to many of the document’s interpreters. Continue Reading »
Zurück zur Form
by Martin Mosebach( English Version | German Version )Die Zeiten, in denen eine neue Form geboren wird, sind äußerst rar in der Menschheitsgeschichte. Es muß viel zusammenkommen, damit so etwas gelingen kann. Große Form zeichnet sich dadurch aus, daß sie imstande ist, die Epoche, der sie entstammt, zu überleben . . . . Continue Reading »
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