China’s Second Cultural Revolution

by Thomas F. Farr

Mao’s successors concede that trying to kill religion is not realistic, but that religion poses a mortal threat to communist rule and must be controlled.  Continue Reading »

16 Jan 2020 0

Sex, Celibacy, and the Latest Curiosity From Rome

by Francis X. Maier

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah see priestly celibacy, and the sacrifices (but also the joy) it entails, as vital to the life of the Church.  Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2020 0

The Two Popes: Baloney, Brilliantly Acted

by George Weigel

As history, the Netflix film The Two Popes is baloney on steroids. Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2020 0

The Strain on the British Monarchy

by Peter Hitchens

The monarch, stripped of all ancient direct power, is now remarkably like the king on a chessboard—almost incapable of offensive action, but preventing others from occupying a crucial square.  Continue Reading »

14 Jan 2020 0

Kerouac’s Beatific Visions

by Joshua Hren

Jack Kerouac’s Vanity of Duluoz is devoted to the cross.  Continue Reading »

13 Jan 2020 0

A Call to Arms

by Matthew Schmitz

Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah have published a book that eloquently defends priestly celibacy.  Continue Reading »

13 Jan 2020 0

The Rose of Sharon

by John Wilson

Paul Willis’s Rosing from the Dead, a collection of poems, has at its heart our improbable hope for the resurrection of the dead. Continue Reading »

10 Jan 2020 0

Fishy Architecture

by Hans Boersma

The recovery of meaningful church architecture hinges upon the retrieval of a realist metaphysic.  Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2020 0

The Martini Curve Revisited

by George Weigel

The local Churches that have tried hardest to play catch-up with “history” and “the times” are collapsing. Continue Reading »

8 Jan 2020 0

A Failed Experiment in Methodist Unity

by Dale M. Coulter

After just fifty years, the experiment in Methodist unity that is the United Methodist Church is coming to an end. Continue Reading »

8 Jan 2020 0