Benedict Speaks

by R. R. Reno

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

10 Apr 2019

Is the Church a Cage?

by Carl R. Trueman

The Christian is truly free not because the church provides a safe space of personal affirmation, but because she offers new life in Christ. Continue Reading »

21 Feb 2019

The Church’s Book

by Michael C. Legaspi

The Bible in a Disenchanted Age:  The Enduring Possibility of Christian Faith by r. w. l. moberly baker, 240 pages, $24.99 The Book of the People:  How to Read the Bible by a. n. wilson harper, 224 pages, $26.99  The Bible and the Believer:  How to Read the Bible Critically & . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2018

Acts and Us

by George Weigel

Christianity is inherently countercultural because Christians are always called to convert the culture.  Continue Reading »

27 Jun 2018

Origami of the Soul

by Timothy Reichert and Francis X. Maier

The modern state typically inspires two antithetical interpretations. Progressives see the state as a means to restrain capitalism, level the economic playing field, ensure equality, and liberate the individual from the dead hand of traditional forms of marriage, family, and sexual morality. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2018

Heal Our Wounds

by Patricia Snow

Six months after he was elected to the Chair of Peter, Pope Francis made one of the most provocative statements of his five-year pontificate. Asked by the Italian Jesuit Antonio Spadaro what the church (small c) most needs at this point in her history, he replied that he sees the church as a field . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2018

A Diagnosis of Moralosis

by John Waters

Those who have been given the run of the square now want the run of nave, transept, and belfry—and many within the Church are willing to give in. Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2018

Air Turbulence and the Resurrection

by George Weigel

For all the challenges it faces, the Church in the U.S. is in far better condition to withstand the turbulence of the moment than it was forty years ago.  Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2018

Things Fall Apart

by Peter J. Leithart

The Book of Revelation sheds light on the distorted Christian inspiration behind globalism.  Continue Reading »

29 Dec 2017

A Meditation on “Maranatha”

by George Weigel

In Advent, the Church ardently prays the ancient Aramaic Maranatha—“Come, Lord Jesus!”—in the sure confidence that the Lord’s return in glory means the fulfillment of history. Continue Reading »

6 Dec 2017