Against Moral Complexity
by Mene UkueberuwaWhen it comes to the end of life, “moral complexity” tempts us to recast our tendency to shrink from commitment to the truth as a kind of sophistication. Continue Reading »
Catholics are Adopting a Lutheran Perspective on Martin Luther. They Shouldn't.
by Christopher JacksonCatholics should resist importing from today's Lutherans a view of Luther that Luther himself would not have recognized. Continue Reading »
“Attend to Your Spiritual Life”
by Robert P. George and Kevin SpinaleAn interview with Robert P. George. Continue Reading »
Kraków's Geography of Sanctity
by George WeigelIn a recent book, The Geography of Genius, Eric Weiner sets out on what he calls “a search for the world’s most creative places, from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley.” Change the term “most creative places” to “places that embody a civilization-building accomplishment,” or “places . . . . Continue Reading »
The Pope and the SSPX: Is Reconciliation Near?
by William Doino Jr.Of all the initiatives taken by Pope Francis, the most surprising is his latest effort to reconcile with Traditionalist Catholics—especially given their relentless criticisms of him as a progressive and even a “Modernist.” But the Pope has a generous heart. In 2013, Francis gave a surprise . . . . Continue Reading »
Good Catholics, Good Citizens
by George WeigelThe Catholic love affair with the United States of America is heading into rough and uncharted waters—and not only in this 2016 election cycle, but for the foreseeable future. U.S. Catholics have, in a sense, been there and done that, given that the history of the Church in this country includes . . . . Continue Reading »
After the “G-word” has been spoken
by George WeigelIn the early Church, witnesses to the faith who had been persecuted and tortured but not killed were known as “martyr-confessors.” It’s been one of the great privileges of my life to have known such men and women: Czech priests who spent years as slave laborers in uranium mines; Lithuanian . . . . Continue Reading »
The Catholic Enlightenment: Yesterday and Today
by William Doino Jr.When the eminent historian Peter Gay wrote The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism in the 1960’s, he summed up its view of Christianity this way:Christianity claimed to bring light, hope, and truth, but its central myth was incredible, its dogma a conflation of rustic superstitions, its . . . . Continue Reading »
Awakenings
by Charles J. ChaputThe archbishop of Philadelphia speaks on living as a believer in the nation we have now.
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