The White-Martyr Cardinals’ Dinner

by George Weigel

And as Cardinal Pell remarked after that memorable dinner, “Cardinal Zen really was the star tonight, wasn’t he?” Indeed, he was. Continue Reading »

25 Jan 2023

Why China Loves Conservatives

by Eric Hendriks-Kim

Conservatives in the West see in the People’s Republic of China a daunting nemesis: an oppressive tech dystopia ruled by a Leninist party that negates conservatism’s attachment to civil society, Christianity, and individual liberties. You might expect the intellectual mainstream in mainland . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2023

2022: Our Year in Books

by Various

We asked some of our writers to contribute a paragraph about the most memorable books they read this year. Continue Reading »

30 Dec 2022

Dancing in the City

by Elizabeth Bachmann

Beyond the social benefits, swing dancing heals something in us metaphysically. Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2022

A World Without Rules?

by George Weigel

Want to know what a world without order, a world in which even tacit rules are flouted with seeming impunity, looks like? Continue Reading »

26 Oct 2022

The Persecution of Cardinal Zen

by Sean Nelson

Religious freedom for the underground Catholic Church in China is under siege, and will likely collapse soon if nothing is done. Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2022

Nigel Biggar on Defending American Empire

by R. R. Reno

Nigel Biggar joins R. R. Reno to talk about his article in the October 2022 issue, “A Christian Defense of American Empire.”  Continue Reading »

22 Sep 2022

Elbridge Colby on the Morality of a Strategy of Denial

by R. R. Reno

Elbridge Colby joins R. R. Reno to talk about his article in the October 2022 issue, “The Morality of a Strategy of Denial.”  Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2022

A St. John Fisher for Our Time

by Raymond J. de Souza

Cardinal Zen was my guest in Kingston in 2013 because he knows the Church needs more men like St. John Fisher. Henry kept Cardinal John Fisher in the Tower of London; now the Chinese regime threatens Cardinal Zen with prison. Continue Reading »

29 Jun 2022

The Cardinal and Jimmy

by George Weigel

Quiet protests are not enough when dealing with a man like China’s Xi Jinping, who commits genocide against the Uyghurs and locks down entire cities. The Vatican megaphone was once something to be reckoned with. Its power is fading from disuse.  Continue Reading »

25 May 2022