German Catholicism: On the Brink or at the Cutting Edge?
by George WeigelGerman Catholicism may not be regarded in certain Roman circles as being “on the brink” so much as “at the cutting edge.” Continue Reading »
Remembering Avery Dulles
by Thomas G. GuarinoBy every standard, Avery Dulles was a dedicated theologian and a committed disciple of Jesus Christ. Continue Reading »
A Voice of Sanity
by R. R. RenoA deeper obedience to God’s will makes life richer, fuller, and more fruitful. It’s a simple truth that our age has forgotten. Continue Reading »
Catholic in Curriculum
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, Elisabeth Sullivan joins the podcast to discuss The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education, which she founded in 1999. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis Does Not Understand the American Church
by Jayd HenricksThe Holy Father says that he wants the Church to be a listening Church. If so, then he should be listening to a wide variety of voices in the U.S. before making claims that there are a significant number of Catholics in this country who reject Vatican II. Continue Reading »
All We Need Is Everything
by Edmund WaldsteinIn November 1945, Jacques Maritain wrote a letter to his friend Étienne Gilson in which he complained about “the integralists in Quebec” who were accusing him of “neo-liberalism, neo-individualism,” and “neo-Pelagianism.” Maritain was particularly frustrated because he saw the . . . . Continue Reading »
Young Pius
by Ulrich L. LehnerBooks like this are rare. The Pope Who Would Be King is one of the few publications that has made me commit a mortal sin—that of envy. I wish I could tell a story in such a colorful and lively way. Unlike David Kertzer’s tendentious works on Pius XI and Mussolini, I found myself . . . . Continue Reading »
Prurient History
by Ulrich L. LehnerSex sells, all the more if one throws in Vatican secrets and conspiracy. Long before Frédéric Martel’s In the Closet of the Vatican, the Church had problems with sexual indiscretions, not least in the era of Pope Pius IX (1846–1878). Hubert Wolf, the self-appointed dean of German church . . . . Continue Reading »
The Dogmatic Principle
by R. R. RenoLast month I made a pilgrimage to St. Mary’s Church, the university church at Oxford, when I was visiting that ancient city of dreaming spires. Ridley, Latimer, and Cranmer were tried and convicted there for Protestant heresy. But I did not have those men in mind. It was from the pulpit of St. . . . . Continue Reading »
Reading the Signs of the Times
by Douglas FarrowThe Catholic Church has been reduced to propping up its own relevance as a “dialogue partner” to the world through whatever opportunity the age affords it. Continue Reading »
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