Back to the Church Fathers
by Mark Bauerleinjoins in to discuss his new book, Engaging the Church Fathers in Nineteenth-Century Catholic Theology: The Patristic Legacy of the Scuola Romana. Continue Reading »
Charity and Sarcasm
by Dan HitchensNear the start of this book, there is an unexpectedly absorbing digression on the subject of the late Paul Mankowski, S.J.’s shirts. In a letter about clerical clothing, Mankowski explains that he owns “a total of about six shirts, four of which are wearable in public and the others of which are . . . . Continue Reading »
More and More Jesuits
by Francis X. MaierOne of the key flaws in Cardinal Hollerich’s approach is that he underestimates the power of God’s grace and overestimates the credibility of social science. Continue Reading »
Paul Mankowski's Outbursts of Sanity
by Jerry J. PokorskyFather Paul Mankowski was anything but boring. Continue Reading »
American Jesuit
by Tony AbbottPaul Mankowski’s goal wasn’t to be lauded by his peers or to be personally fulfilled. It was to do his duty to God by selflessly serving an order that rarely hid its scorn for him. Continue Reading »
The Mighty Pen of Father Paul Mankowski, S.J.
by George WeigelOne of the brightest spirits and noblest sons of the Catholic Church in America, Mankowski's sentences sparkled as well as instructed. Continue Reading »
Joseph Koterski, Father
by Samuel BellafioreAll who knew Fr. Koterski knew someone in whose center was that name above all names. Continue Reading »
Catholic Colonialism
by Sam Zeno ConederaIn Apostles of Empire, Bronwen McShea seeks to free the Jesuits of New France from what she calls the “iconic tableaux” in which they have long been trapped: as expatriated ascetics fleeing French civilization to set up otherworldly, yet enculturated, Catholic havens in the harsh climate . . . . Continue Reading »
A Man for Strengthening Others
by George WeigelFather Paul V. Mankowski, SJ, will be remembered as a man who, remaining faithful to his Jesuit and sacerdotal vocations, became a tower of strength for others. Continue Reading »
Paul Mankowski and the Jesuit Vocation
by Joseph W. KoterskiFr. Mankowski knew well what it means to serve cheerfully and obediently, even when his own vow of obedience brought much suffering. Continue Reading »
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