On the New “Nationalism”
by George WeigelJohn Paul II’s homilies and addresses from the Nine Days teach important lessons for today about nation, nationalism, and patriotism. Continue Reading »
The Quiet Hours of Leonid Brezhnev
by George WeigelRecent research raises questions about the Kremlin's involvement in the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II. Continue Reading »
High Noon in Poland, Thirty Years Later
by George WeigelThe thirtieth anniversary of Polish liberation from communism reminds us of the heritage of democratic life. Continue Reading »
John Paul II, Youth Minister
by George WeigelAs a youth minister, Karol Wojtyła gently but persistently compelled serious moral decisions, embodying the real meaning of the Synod-2018 buzzword “accompaniment.” Continue Reading »
Theological Deplorables
by John WatersThe current attempt to elevate what is called pastoralism above what is called doctrinalism is bogus of its nature and disingenuous in its intent. Continue Reading »
Courage in the Slough of Despond
by George WeigelThe courage of the Wojtyła electors forty years ago should be an antidote to the despair some Catholics feel today. Continue Reading »
The Mystery Parenthesis
by John WatersIrish culture no longer supports any intelligence of the transcendent. Continue Reading »
WYD-1993: The Turning Point
by George WeigelWith World Youth Day 1993, Catholicism in America discovered the adventure of the New Evangelization. Continue Reading »
“You Have to Decide.”
by George WeigelHelping his young friends to see the good and choose it as a matter of habit—growth in virtue—was Karol Wojtyła's pastoral method. Continue Reading »
A Papal Tutor of Heroic Virtue
by George WeigelTo teach prayer and holiness to edgy adolescents is no small achievement. To do it under the pressures of a homicidal Nazi Occupation is remarkable. To do it with a future pope means that Jan Tyranowski’s lessons extend far beyond Dębniki and touch the entire world. Continue Reading »
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