The Mass Is the First Necessity
by Gladden J. PappinCatholics across France have been meeting outside churches and civil buildings to demand the lifting of prohibitions on the public celebration of Mass. Continue Reading »
The Economic Stakes of the Election
by Timothy ReichertThe most important economic policy difference between Trump and Biden concerns the COVID-19 “lockdowns.” Continue Reading »
The Expert Bubble Begins to Burst
by John William O’SullivanIs this a new dawn for journalism and science funding, or is it a classic bubble? Continue Reading »
The Bitter Month
by Tevi TroyIs a month without special observances a superior or inferior month? Continue Reading »
Training the Will on the Football Field
by Stephen SchmalhoferGames played under Friday night lights are the preseason for the greater joys of marriage, fatherhood, and vocation. Continue Reading »
Going Further
by Patricia SnowA year ago, with my two small granddaughters in tow, I visited a friend in an assisted living facility. Before her stroke, Terri was a daily communicant in my Catholic parish. Now she watches Mass on television. As she listed for my granddaughters the different programs she enjoys—Masses on . . . . Continue Reading »
Prudence in the Pandemic
by Robert C. KoonsWe do not exercise moral judgment in the same manner in every instance. Broadly, there are three basic situations in the moral life, which require three different ways of thinking. The recent pandemic, and the ensuing reflections on our moral responsibilities as civic leaders and citizens, . . . . Continue Reading »
Catholics at the Back of the Line
by Salvatore J. CordileoneSan Francisco continues to place unrealistic and suffocating restrictions on our natural and constitutional right to worship. Continue Reading »
Wanted: Solomons
by Peter J. LeithartWe don’t have a crisis of truth, but a crisis of confidence in political authority per se. Continue Reading »
A Protestant Apocalypse?
by Carl R. TruemanI wonder whether we might see something even more significant than a second wave of COVID-19: a second ecclesiastical apocalypse. Continue Reading »
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