What We've Been Reading—April 2023

by Editors

One truth particularly deserving of universal acknowledgment is that there are a threatening number of “great works of literature.” Continue Reading »

25 Apr 2023

Trump Pivots on Abortion

by Jonathon Van Maren

Trump is backing away as pro-life leaders ask him for commitments, telling them that the pro-life issue is “losing big” and that their talking points need to focus on exceptions.  Continue Reading »

24 Apr 2023

Learning From the UMC's Mistakes

by John Lomperis

As the United Methodist Church goes through an increasingly bitter, slow-motion divorce, it offers an important cautionary tale for the rest of the body of Christ.  Continue Reading »

24 Apr 2023

Misunderstood Missionaries

by John Wilson

It is not unusual to come across writers trading on received notions of “evangelicals,” the like of which they would never countenance in their own house.  Continue Reading »

21 Apr 2023

Erika Bachiochi on Sex-Realist Feminism

by R. R. Reno

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Erika Bachiochi to talk about her article, “Sex-Realist Feminism,” from the April 2023 issue. Continue Reading »

20 Apr 2023

Church Teaching on Trial

by Gerald E. Murray

Many participants claim, in so many words, that they will only feel fully welcomed and affirmed by the Church when the Church changes her teaching. Continue Reading »

20 Apr 2023

Eight Rules for the Dean of Students

by Gregory Roper

After only seventeen months as dean of students, I do not pretend to have all of the solutions to the issues that come up with student life. But the following eight rules are quite clear to me.  Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2023

Pacem in Terris After 60 Years

by George Weigel

Sixty years later, we find ourselves asking: Is the vision of Pope John XXIII's Pacem in Terris realistic? Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2023

Jihadism Re-Emerges in Europe

by Itxu Díaz

Spanish authorities are doing very little about the rise of violent jihadism in Spain.  Continue Reading »

18 Apr 2023

Men Without Memories

by Francis X. Maier

In effect, the “patriotism” of our current leadership class boils down to the freedom of everyone else to shut up and do what they’re told.  Continue Reading »

17 Apr 2023