Blessing and Blasphemy

by Gerhard Ludwig Müller

Rome must not watch in silence, hoping that the Germans can be pacified with tactical finesse and small concessions. Continue Reading »

24 May 2021

Gnostic Politics

by R. R. Reno

I recently met a medical student who was beginning her rotation in internal medicine. A special morning session had been set aside to discuss proper protocols for interacting with patients. The person leading the discussion came from the hospital’s office of diversity and inclusion. She emphasized . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2021

What to Know About the Synodal Way

by Hans Feichtinger

Sadly, the German bishops want to “reform” first and evangelize later. Continue Reading »

11 Feb 2021

Standing Against Tyranny

by Russell A. Berman

A year before the end of his long life (1895–1998), the German author Ernst Jünger converted to Catholicism, a late change on a tumultuous path of searching and adventures that were far from exclusively spiritual. Born into a Protestant family, he attended conventional boarding schools, but at . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2020

Briefly Noted

by Various

Tyll: A Novel by daniel kehlmann, translated by ross benjamin pantheon, 352 pages, $26.95 Daniel Kehlmann’s novel Tyll, like its title character, is full of dark surprises. Tyll ­Ulenspiegel, a legendary figure from German folklore, is a prankster, magician, and traveling performer. Throughout . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2020

The Road to Condoning Cannibalism

by Justin Lee

According to the logic of Germany's highest court, the imprisonment of Armin Meiwes for the consensual killing of Bernd-Jürgen Brandes is a grave injustice.  Continue Reading »

11 Mar 2020

Death on Demand Comes to Germany

by Wesley J. Smith

In Germany, people now have the absolute right to commit suicide and receive assistance in doing so for any reason or no identifiable reason at all. Continue Reading »

5 Mar 2020

Tyranny in Germany

by Hans Feichtinger

Last week, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court established an absolute, unlimited right to suicide “in all stages of a person’s existence.” Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2020

As the Synodal Way Begins

by Hans Feichtinger

The Synodal Way is the culmination of a long history of German alienation from authentic Church renewal. Continue Reading »

10 Feb 2020

Waking in Dresden

by James Matthew Wilson

After Richard Peter’s photograph of “Gute” Her shoulders slumped beneath their heavy cloak,Large hands outspread despite a shattered thumb,The lady Goodness stares out on the smokeAnd ruin below, and stands, as always, dumb.More planes already drone on the horizon,Their bellies pregnant with . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2019