How to Mark the Death of a Devil?

by K. E. Colombini

Perhaps now, with the death of a sinner, the country may turn from his evil ways—and find life instead. Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2016 0

Crime, Punishment, and Amoris Laetitia

by John F. Crosby

The conversation on Amoris Laetitia continues. All the language used by Francis of “integrating” the remarried into the Church originates in the reforms of Pope John Paul II. Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2016 0

What Men Who Left Seminary Taught Me about Women’s Ordination

by Br. Michael Baggot

Those who want equal-opportunity employment for women in the Church fail to understand that the Church’s posture is not stubborn refusal, but rather humble obedience. Continue Reading »

9 Aug 2016 0

Theater of the Word

by Alexi Sargeant

Last week I had the honor and pleasure of seeing my production of The Jeweler's Shop by Karol Wojtyla performed at the First Things office. Continue Reading »

14 Jun 2016 0

The Jeweler's Shop, John Paul II, and the Joy of Holiness

by Alexi Sargeant

Near the beginning of The Jeweler's Shop, by Karol Wotjyla (the future John Paul II), one of the characters, a young woman, recalls a hiking trip she took with friends. At night, in the mountains, a mysterious cry sounded, and everyone became quiet to listen for the call to sound again. Was it a . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Mar 2016 0

Russell Shaw Discusses Writing the Way

by Gayle Trotter

“I guess all of us live a double life in a sense or at least we are tempted in that direction.  We split our lives in two between the religious part and the everday part.  Escriva’s message is that it is all meant to hang together as a life lived in the service of God and other . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Mar 2011 0

Podcast Transcript: George Weigel Discusses John Paul II: Truths about Living and Truths about Dying, Part Two

by Gayle Trotter

The following is a transcript of part two of Gayle Trotter’s podcast interview with George Weigel.  Gayle talks with Weigel about The End and the Beginning, the newly released second part of his biography of John Paul II.  Weigel, the author of fifteen books and a weekly . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Dec 2010 0

George Weigel Discusses Pope John Paul II: Truths about Living and Truths about Dying

by Gayle Trotter

Gayle talks with George Weigel about The End and the Beginning, the newly released second part of his biography of John Paul II.  Weigel, the author of fifteen books and a weekly syndicated column, is a Roman Catholic theologian and Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Nov 2010 0