The Two Popes: Baloney, Brilliantly Acted

by George Weigel

As history, the Netflix film The Two Popes is baloney on steroids. Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2020

Two Popes, Too Many Untruths

by John Waters

As propaganda, The Two Popes is both hugely effective and extremely dangerous.  Continue Reading »

17 Dec 2019

Interreligious Dialogue with Edge and Purpose

by George Weigel

What Benedict outlined in 2006 remains true eleven years later: In order to live in peace with “the rest,” Islam must find within its own religious and intellectual resources a way to affirm religious tolerance. Continue Reading »

31 May 2017

With Cardinal Sarah, the Liturgy Is in Good Hands

by Benedict XVI

Cardinal Sarah teaches us silence—being silent with Jesus, true inner stillness, and in just this way he helps us to grasp the word of the Lord anew. Continue Reading »

17 May 2017

Ratzinger Rising

by William Doino Jr.

Ratzinger’s achievements are significant not just for the following they’ve produced, but for the keen insights and teachings they contain. Continue Reading »

8 May 2017

Zurück zur Form

by Martin Mosebach

( English Version | German Version )Die Zeiten, in denen eine neue Form geboren wird, sind äußerst rar in der Menschheitsgeschichte. Es muß viel zusammenkommen, damit so etwas gelingen kann. Große Form zeichnet sich dadurch aus, daß sie imstande ist, die Epoche, der sie entstammt, zu überleben . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2017

Return to Form

by Martin Mosebach

The times in which a new form is born are extremely rare in the history of mankind. Great forms are characterized by their ability to outlive the age in which they emerge and to pursue their path through all history’s hiatuses and upheavals. The Greek column with its Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2017

Fake History

by George Weigel

Everyone has a right to their opinion about the state of Catholicism in 2017, but no one has a right to invent their own Church history. Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2017

How to Mark the Death of a Devil?

by K. E. Colombini

Perhaps now, with the death of a sinner, the country may turn from his evil ways—and find life instead. Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2016

Lund and the Quest for Christian Unity

by Timothy George

In going to Lund to participate with Lutherans in a joint commemoration of the Reformation, Pope Francis is following in the footsteps of his two papal predecessors, both of whom were deeply committed to the ecumenical pathway set forth in the documents of Vatican II. Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2016