Deaths Delayed
by Carl R. TruemanModern Western culture has tried to domesticate and marginalize death. But death is inevitable. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis Calls for Repentance
by Sohrab AhmariLet those who constantly rail against Pope Francis without listening to his words finally listen. Continue Reading »
Always the Era of the Saints
by Francis X. MaierUnless we reconfigure our lives to understand and act on it, the “new evangelization” will remain just another pious slogan. Continue Reading »
For and Against Integralism
by Michael HanbyModernity does not just refer to the time in which we happen to live, the era that follows the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Those who first recognized themselves as modern defined themselves self-consciously over against the ages that preceded them, though few probably grasped in its fullness . . . . Continue Reading »
Fierce Loyalties
by R. R. RenoIn the last fifty years, most writing about modern Catholicism has treated Vatican II as the great watershed. According to the standard narrative, the Church before the Council was wedded to a stultifying scholasticism and sunk in soul-crushing authoritarianism. After the Council, a new spirit . . . . Continue Reading »
Catholic Ironies
by Andrew Willard JonesIn The Irony of Modern Catholic History, George Weigel offers a comprehensive interpretation of the history of the Catholic Church’s encounter with modernity. For Weigel, the fixed point in this story is the goodness of the aspirations of “political modernity,” by which he generally means . . . . Continue Reading »
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD-2019: #9
Edited by Xavier Rynne IISynod-2019 cast in sharp relief the grave doctrinal and theological issues facing the Church. Continue Reading »
The Ideological Hijacking of Pope St. John XXIII
by George WeigelJohn XXIII knew that the Church’s evangelical mission would only meet the needs of the day if it were anchored in the ancient, abiding truths bequeathed to it. Continue Reading »
Converting Modernity
by Mark BauerleinIn this episode, George Weigel discusses his latest book, The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform. Continue Reading »
The Triune Tangle
by Peter J. LeithartThe mystery of the Trinity “by its darkness enlightens all things.” Continue Reading »
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