What They Knew Without Seeing

by Kenneth Colston

Shakespeare managed to sneak medieval Catholic drama into his work, despite Puritan regulation—so why don't Catholic playwrights today do the same?  Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2017 0

Prepping for an Amish Apocalypse

by K. E. Colombini

Modern civilization has largely lost touch with the natural world and its practical arts; perhaps this is why we create so many apocalypse stories.  Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2017 0

Losing my Child at Easter

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

A grieving mother finds Christ in the comfort of fellow women also bearing wounds.  Continue Reading »

22 Sep 2017 0

Christianity and the Thucydides Trap

by Peter J. Leithart

The growth of Chinese Christianity is just as staggering as China’s economic takeoff—but this won't prevent a war between China and the U.S. Continue Reading »

22 Sep 2017 0

Civility and Church Life

by Charles J. Chaput

Some of the recent attacks on Fr. James Martin have been inexcusably ugly; like all of us as fellow Christians, he deserves to be treated with fraternal good will.  Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2017 0

Obergefell and the Right to Other People’s Children

by Jeff Shafer

Individuals in same-sex partnerships are now claiming the right to be listed on the birth certificates of their partners' children—as parents. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2017 0

Mashallah: What God Wants, Happens

by Francesca Aran Murphy

A liberalized Islam is what many people say the world needs, but it’s not obvious how that will come about. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2017 0

Predigested Obsolescence

by Carl R. Trueman

Let the church be the church, and leave therapy to the therapists—or the politicians. Continue Reading »

20 Sep 2017 0

A Memoir I Never Expected to Write

by George Weigel

George Weigel's Lessons in Hope is full of stories that together present a deeply etched portrait of Pope John Paul II. Continue Reading »

20 Sep 2017 0

Camille Paglia's Teaching

by Mark Bauerlein

Camille Paglia believes there is a causal connection between young Americans’ ignorance of history and their dim view of present conditions.  Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2017 0