George Weigel is distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

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George Weigel
Receiving the Eucharist is a statement of one’s full communion with the Church. Making that clear, by instruction if possible and disciplinary action if necessary, is a pastoral obligation. Continue Reading »
Small, religiously-affiliated liberal arts colleges do a far better job of preparing the minds and souls of students than the Ivies. Continue Reading »
Bill Freehan, who died last August, was a Catholic gentleman and a great ballplayer. Continue Reading »
The ongoing Roman celebration of the Casaroli Ostpolitik as a triumph for Vatican diplomacy and a model for the future is sheer mythmaking—and damaging mythmaking at that. Continue Reading »
The correct answer to the question of when human life begins is not a matter of faith; it is a matter of scientific fact. Continue Reading »
George Weigel reflects upon the opening of a new Catholic school in Baltimore, and the devout woman after whom the school is named. Continue Reading »
One of the brightest spirits and noblest sons of the Catholic Church in America, Mankowski's sentences sparkled as well as instructed. Continue Reading »
The Holy See should reconsider the sounds of silence with respect to Hong Kong and indeed all of China. Continue Reading »
To the Israelites belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law-giving, the worship, and the promises; theirs were the patriarchs, and from them came the Messiah. Continue Reading »
The times demand a Church in mission, proclaiming Jesus Christ as the answer to the question that is every human life. Continue Reading »
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