A Public Church, not a Partisan Church

by George Weigel

When the temptation to ally the Church with a particular political party is not resisted, it invariably leads to trouble—politically and, more importantly, evangelically. Continue Reading »

24 Oct 2018 0

Letters From the Synod-2018: #16

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The sixteenth in a series of reports on Synod-2018. Continue Reading »

24 Oct 2018 0

Mary, Seat of Wisdom

by R. R. Reno

In the Virgin Mary we can identify the dispositions, qualities, and virtues we need to be truth-receivers and truth-givers, which is to say, genuine intellectuals. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2018 0

James Matthew Wilson’s Religious Vision

by Mark Bauerlein

Wilson runs through one unpleasant experience and miserable person after another in his new collection The Hanging God. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2018 0

Letters From the Synod-2018: #15

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The fifteenth in a series of reports on Synod-2018. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2018 0

The Theology of Hope

by Josef Seifert

Not every kind of hope is good, let alone morally good.  Continue Reading »

22 Oct 2018 0

Letters From the Synod-2018: #14

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The fourteenth in a series of reports on Synod-2018. Continue Reading »

22 Oct 2018 0

Educating For Liberty

by Peter J. Leithart

Education is genuinely liberal—education for freedom—only if it’s willing to conduct students away from self-love to proper objects of love. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2018 0

Letters From the Synod-2018: #13

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The thirteenth in a series of reports on Synod-2018. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2018 0

Master of Intricate Forms

by A. M. Juster

No American poet has ever matched the thorough understanding of Catholic history and doctrine that James Matthew Wilson possesses.  Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2018 0