Why Just War Theory Always Matters
by George WeigelThe claim that “there is no such thing as a just war” is dangerous nonsense. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousMatthew Schmitz aptly describes “Biden’s Collegiate Catholicism” (April 2024) in two senses. First, Biden’s agenda takes its ideological cues from, and serves the class interests of, the “most formidable redoubts of Democratic power”: the universities. Second, Biden’s politics embody . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousMost of us that grew up in the peripheries don’t buy the central premise of this pontificate of making the Church less European. I agree with R. R. Reno’s assertions in “Rome’s Concordat” (March 2024) that this pontificate sounds like a focus group at the World Economic Forum or a DEI . . . . Continue Reading »
Facing the Crisis
by R. R. RenoOn October 7, more Jews were killed than on any single day since the Holocaust, many in brutal and sadistic ways. Rapes committed, hostages taken, concertgoers gunned down, corpses desecrated, small children murdered: The attack by Hamas militants on civilians unveiled the terrible darkness of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousMatthew Dal Santo’s “Theopolitics of Ukraine” (August/September 2023) is a welcome counterweight to “What Ukraine Means” from the May 2023 issue. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is the largest Orthodox church in Ukraine by number of parishes with more than 12,000. Before the start of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Just War, Just Peace, and Ukraine
by George WeigelIn some Catholic circles, it is thought that the path toward peace in Ukraine will be traversed through a dialogue between politically and morally symmetrical parties. That, however, is manifestly false. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousMy deep thanks to Brad East for his piece on doing theology in a divided church (“Theology in Division,” April 2023). The topic is centrally important and rarely taken seriously, as if its obviousness renders the challenge uninteresting. East’s larger points about aiming at a catholic theology . . . . Continue Reading »
Christian Realism About Ukraine
by R. R. RenoThat we should grieve for the people of Ukraine is unquestionable. The boot of their powerful Russian neighbor is on their necks. That we should condemn Moscow’s aggression while cheering the courage of Ukrainian soldiers and the determination of that aggrieved nation’s leaders is also . . . . Continue Reading »
No “Just Wars”?
by George WeigelIt is simply not the case that serious Christians can no longer use the categories of “just” and “unjust” in thinking about warfare. Continue Reading »
Just War and Fratelli Tutti
by Raymond J. de SouzaIt may be that Fratelli Tutti opposes the use of force in international relations altogether; it’s a question in need of further explication. Continue Reading »
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