It was surreal. President Biden began his State of the Union speech by invoking the Nazi threat. More than eighty years ago, Biden reminded us, Franklin Roosevelt rallied the nation, as “Hitler was on the march,” and “freedom and democracy were under assault.” Today, the president warned, . . . . Continue Reading »
Lucas Miles joins the podcast to discuss his new book Woke Jesus. Continue Reading »
From Élisabeth Arrighi Leseur's witness through the trials of illness to the work of Julia Greeley for the poor, remarkable contributions by ordinary Catholic women are coming to light. Continue Reading »
The other month, I attended a conference thick with members of the clergy. It had everything you would expect: bad bagels for breakfast, a hurried nondenominational prayer to kick things off, and meeting rooms stacked with priests, rabbis, and imams grateful for a day off from the pulpit. I didn’t . . . . Continue Reading »
Something is wrong. Throughout the West, people are angry, anxious, and discontented. Paradoxically, the ill temper arises amid wealth unimaginable to our recent ancestors. (But perhaps this is not a paradox after all. Recall 1 Timothy 6:10: “For the love of money is the root of all evil.”) . . . . Continue Reading »
Francis X. Maier joins the podcast to discuss his new book True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church. Continue Reading »
Synod-2023 has reignited the intra-Catholic war over the legacy of the Second Vatican Council. Continue Reading »
My fellow humanities PhDs, go where you are wanted. There are plenty of classical schools across the country eager to enlist your services. Continue Reading »
Perhaps more than at any time since Christianity’s early centuries, lay people will have to shoulder more responsibility in the work of the Church. Continue Reading »
Churches and Christians need to think about what hospitality looks like in our modern world as much as they think about other aspects of the faith. Continue Reading »
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