Immersion in Anniversaries

by Raymond J. de Souza

To fully understand the meaning of the attempted assassination of John Paul II forty years ago, it is necessary to go back to 1966 and ahead to 2000. Continue Reading »

13 May 2021

Toward a Family Wage

by Gladden J. Pappin

St. John Paul II offers guidance for Christians seeking to understand the family policy debate. Continue Reading »

12 Feb 2021

The Sinner and the Saint

by Kenneth L. Woodward

If more of the old canonization system had been in place, the McCarrick Report would certainly have delayed John Paul II’s canonization.
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27 Nov 2020

Theodore McCarrick, Not John Paul II, Is the Story of the McCarrick Report

by George Weigel

Theodore McCarrick was not only a sexual predator; he was an accomplished, pathological liar. Continue Reading »

10 Nov 2020

Rediscovering Eucharistic Amazement

by George Weigel

Being “amazed” by the Eucharist is probably not all that common these days. But Holy Mass should be all amazement, all the time. Continue Reading »

19 Aug 2020

Pope on the World Stage

by Peter J. Leithart

John Paul II was far and away the greatest Christian leader of the last century. Continue Reading »

18 May 2020

Auschwitz and “Intrinsic Evil”

by George Weigel

The lethal reality of what happened at Auschwitz-Birkenau stands in contradiction to the claim that there are no “intrinsically evil acts.” Continue Reading »

5 Feb 2020

Why Did the Wall Fall, 30 Years Ago?

by George Weigel

German foreign minister Heiko Maas's essay on the fall of the Berlin Wall failed to mention the pivotal figure in the Revolution of 1989: Pope St. John Paul II. Continue Reading »

20 Nov 2019

Letters From the Synod–2019: #5

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

A lot of the ideas dominating the synod’s first ten days seem to have been exported from western Europe—including an almost apocalyptic concern for “Mother/Sister Earth,” and a consequent squeamishness about proposing Jesus Christ as Lord and Redeemer. Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2019

Extraordinary Coincidence, Contemporary Lesson

by George Weigel

Pope John Paul II's Victory Square homily symbolizes a Catholic and Polish triumph over years of attempted Russification.  Continue Reading »

7 Aug 2019