Hans Urs von Balthasar

Why Vatican II Was Necessary

Some today think Vatican II was a big mistake, though examination reveals the opposite. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2022

Seven Catholic Theologians Every Protestant Should Read

This list provides a good starting point for thoughtful Protestant Christians looking to understand post-Vatican II theology. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2022

A Work of Intricate Threads

by Francis X. Maier

Andrée Emery, Hungarian by birth, rates barely a footnote in Church history: Check Google. She’s Andrée the Obscure; Andrée the Forgotten. But she mattered. Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2021

Ugly Chickens in Heaven?

by Hans Boersma

The Christian artist does well to remember that resolutions in art anticipate the resolution of history. Continue Reading »

3 Nov 2020

By far the fastest-growing “religious” group in the United States is the “nones,” that is, those who claim no religious affiliation. In the latest Pew Research Center survey, fully 25 percent of the country—80 million people—say that they have no formal religion, and the growth . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2018

Catholicism in an Age of Discontent

by Thomas Joseph White

We are at a turning point. For the past fifty years the Catholic Church has taken an apologetic approach to secular culture that depicts Catholicism as the fulfillment of human civilization. The Church gives unity to the genuine social aspirations of humanity. This vision of the Church is not wrong, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2016

Is Liberalism a Heresy?

by Francesca Aran Murphy

The only viable vehicle of conservatism in modernity is a market-oriented liberalism that regards freedom within law as the means to the common good. Some religiously engaged conservative intellectuals cannot accept this. What drives their animus against the only workable form of conservatism in . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2016

Balthasar, Hell, and Heresy: An Exchange

by Alyssa Lyra Pitstick

Alyssa Lyra Pitstick Hans Urs von Balthasar once keenly observed what makes someone an ecclesial theologian: “It is quite clear that anyone who practices theology as a member of the Church must profess the Church’s Creed (and the theology implicit in it), both formally and materially. This . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2006