The Holy See, China, and Evangelization

by George Weigel

Kowtowing to communists is bad for achieving a full reconciliation among the factions in the Catholic Church in China.  Continue Reading »

16 May 2018

Pope Paul Said No

by Dan Hitchens

As the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae approaches, we should resist the temptation to see the encyclical as the standalone work of a trailblazing pope.  Continue Reading »

14 May 2018

Andy Stanley’s Modern Marcionism

by Wesley Hill

According to Evangelical pastor Andy Stanley, Christians should “unhitch” the Old Testament from their faith.  Continue Reading »

11 May 2018

Versions of Paul

by John Wilson

Why do so many books on the Apostle Paul appear every year?  Continue Reading »

11 May 2018

An All-Too-Moveable Feast

by Charlotte Allen

When you ease up on distinctive Catholic practices, such as celebrating Mass on Ascension Thursday, people forget they have any Catholic identity at all. Continue Reading »

10 May 2018

Cheap Joy

by Kenneth Colston

The Resurrection without Holy Week would be pie-in-the-sky and cheap joy.  Continue Reading »

4 May 2018

Making a Diverse College of Cardinals Work

by George Weigel

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a diverse College of Cardinals?  Continue Reading »

2 May 2018

America and Liberalism

by R. R. Reno

The American experiment.” I cringed whenever Richard John Neuhaus used that formulation. We live in a country, not an experiment. I seek to purify my soul so that I may be worthy of citizenship in the City of God. But in this temporal frame, I have never wanted to be anything other than an . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2018

David as Politician

by Francesca Aran Murphy

The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuelby moshe halbertal and stephen holmesprinceton, 232 pages, $27.95 Jews and Christians ought to be proud of having a Bible that contains pro-God and anti-God material. Not many religions can boast of sacred scriptures that provide support . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2018

Oscar Romero, Martyr and Saint

by Gerhard Ludwig Müller

The Scandal of Redemption: When God Liberates the Poor, Saves Sinners, and Heals Nationsby oscar romeroplough, 140 pages, $8 As the disciples were on their way to the Mount of Olives after the Last Supper, Jesus told them, “All of you will be scandalized because of me this night, for it . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2018