Dan Hitchens

The papacy does not depend on the qualities of the men who take office. Continue Reading »

The unfinished memoirs of Dietrich von Hildebrand and Sebastian Haffner should be a warning to us not to make any thoughtless Nazi comparisons. Continue Reading »

The idea of intrinsic evil may look harsh and punitive. But to those struggling to stay afloat, it can be a lifeline. Continue Reading »

It was refreshing that this year’s England team looked nothing like superstars. Continue Reading »

John Matusiak's Henry VIII: The Life and Rule of England's Nero is perceptive, but Christ's heart is missing from the narrative. Continue Reading »

Having once put such hopes in Burma, the world has lost interest. Continue Reading »

As the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae approaches, we should resist the temptation to see the encyclical as the standalone work of a trailblazing pope.  Continue Reading »

E. E. Cummings’s springtime poems express not just wild abandon, but also humble reverence.  Continue Reading »

The apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate, for all its strengths, adds to the ambiguities of Pope Francis’s papacy. Continue Reading »

It is alarming how quickly Beijing’s new friends abandon their solidarity with China’s oppressed millions and start flattering the regime instead. Continue Reading »