No Salvation Without the Other

by Wesley Hill

We are all of us together suffering the consequences of Christian sin, so that we may all of us together receive mercy.
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7 Sep 2018

Heal Our Wounds

by Patricia Snow

Six months after he was elected to the Chair of Peter, Pope Francis made one of the most provocative statements of his five-year pontificate. Asked by the Italian Jesuit Antonio Spadaro what the church (small c) most needs at this point in her history, he replied that he sees the church as a field . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2018

Ecumenical Incorrectness

by Mats Wahlberg

Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformationby kenneth j. collins and jerry l. wallsbaker, 464 pages, $34.99 Controversial theology—so popular during the Reformation—has long been out of vogue in the academy. Ecumenical correctness and norms of scholarly . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018

Letters

by Various

PROTESTANT PARANOIA? R. R. Reno confirms Samuel Gregg’s suspicion that First Things is tempering its embrace of free markets (“Building Bridges, Not Walls,” November). Perhaps he can confirm—or deny—whether the journal is also rethinking its commitment to the free exercise of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2018

An Exercise in Thoughtless “Theology”

by Thomas G. Guarino

The Spadaro-Figueroa piece in La Civiltà Cattolica last July offers an opportunity to reflect on the foundational theological principles of ecumenism. Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2017

Ecumenism, Influence-envy, Etc.

by George Weigel

A recent National Catholic Reporter editorial railed against the group “Evangelicals and Catholics Together,” claiming it is detrimental to American public life. Continue Reading »

9 Aug 2017

Let’s Not Make a Deal...at Least this Deal

by George Weigel

The rumored reconciliation between the Church and the followers Marcel Lefebvre cannot take place on the Lefebvrists’ terms. Continue Reading »

26 Apr 2017

Praying for Christian Unity

by Timothy George

The quest for Christian unity is a call to a new life, to lifelong metanoia, and to conversion in the deepest sense. Prayer is essential in every step of this process. Continue Reading »

23 Jan 2017

Bonhoeffer at Ettal: Advent 1940

by Timothy George

In dark days near the beginning of World War II, Bonhoeffer, the famed Protestant theologian, found himself living in a Catholic community. Bonhoeffer found spiritual nourishment at Ettal in the daily rhythms of Scripture, prayer, silence, and song. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2016

The Ecumenical Gospel

by Peter J. Leithart

Is the gospel identical with the Protestant doctrine of salvation? Or is the gospel a message about God's Son that Protestants and Catholics affirm together? Continue Reading »

18 Nov 2016