When I last visited New Orleans, the Robert E. Lee Monument was being used as an altar. Two voodoo priestesses, turbans atop their heads, scattered gunpowder and grave dirt on the granite plinth. With splendid indifference to those who had erected the memorial, they summoned their gods through an . . . . Continue Reading »
On the Road to Vatican II: German Catholic Enlightenment and Reform of the Churchby ulrich l. lehnerfortress, 414 pages, $49 On the Road to Vatican II focuses on German and Austrian theological debates in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as examples of the Catholic Enlightenment. Historians . . . . Continue Reading »
The feminist interpretation of Mary Magdalene’s life misses crucial realities of repentance, absolution, and the Christian life. Continue Reading »
Fr. Antonio Spadaro’s and Rev. Marcelo Figueroa’s critique of American Christianity is clichéd and uninformed. Continue Reading »
In giving voice to faith’s role in the West, Donald Trump’s Poland speech was no mere dog whistle. Continue Reading »
Fr. Spadaro’s and Rev. Figueroa’s “theological” critique of American public life betrays ideological bias, not theological conviction. Continue Reading »
While technically excellent, Sarah Ruden’s newest translation is a little too literal. Continue Reading »
St. Charles Borromeo endures as a model of true Catholic reformation for the contemporary Church. Continue Reading »
The Church of England’s call for a transgender liturgy misses the philosophical implications of transgenderism. Continue Reading »
Religions arise from life's abundance, not from lack. Continue Reading »
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