The Editors

In his latest On the Square column , R.R. Reno considers the impending end of social democracy: Greek bonds have become toxic because of decades of political decisions. Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian bonds may go the same way, and for the same reasons. It is important, therefore, to understand . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Peter J. Leithart comments on how the Church lost her soundscape: What Islam and the Reformation initiated, American churches have completed, voluntarily. Beginning with the charismatic revival and the Jesus movement, the most theologically conservative . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Joe Carter explains how to restore a culture in one easy step: In June I explained how to destroy a culture in five easy steps. On reflection I realize that I was making the issue more complicated than was necessary since the task can be completed in one simple . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column, George Weigel remembers trade union activist Bill Doherty : Bill Doherty was one of the great Catholic laymen of twentieth-century America. A bear of a man who had been a defensive lineman at Catholic University during his student days, Bill dedicated his . . . . Continue Reading »

In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia reflects on how the Holy Spirit uses even our toss-offs and our dross to effect the movement of grace: For some of us who work in new media—I almost wrote who “live and work” there—and who have taken to pondering the negative . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , David Mills laments the privileged place of anger in our culture: You see this in the reaction to Occupy Wall Street. For liberal writers, the ragtag group encamped near the Stock Exchange are expressing admirable anger at . . . whatever target the writers want . . . . Continue Reading »

In today’s On the Square feature, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput reflects on Catholics and the American future : My theme tonight focuses on Catholics and the American future. But sometimes the best way to look at the future is through the lens of the past. One of the most sacred symbols of the . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column, Russell E. Saltzman remembers that history is made of common people : Hans and Inga, fictional names, got married. It happened so often hardly anybody took much note of it which is maybe why you never heard about it either. Hans and several thousand others like . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , George Weigel asks why must the Roman Curia be Italian: Most recently, according to Vatican reporter Sandro Magister, Riccardi has taken to defending the Italian character of the Roman Curia, which, after a period of internationalization, has become more . . . . Continue Reading »

In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia confronts the idol of American optimism: There are probably ten thousand articles to be found on the Internet all fleshing out their theories of what is behind America’s swift collapse. Curiously, most of them will touch—all without . . . . Continue Reading »