If You Sup With The Devil
by Francis X. MaierRome drastically misreads the CCP’s determination to replace any independent understanding of God or gods with its own omnipotence. Continue Reading »
Fierce Hope
by Peter J. LeithartAbraham’s hope and Job’s despair grow from the same soil; they are alternative stances toward death. Continue Reading »
A Terrible Choice Indeed
by John KeownThe nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was immoral, and gravely so. Continue Reading »
The Toxic Waste of Roe v. Wade
by George WeigelA post-Roe America will have expelled a rotting bone from the national throat. Continue Reading »
Amy Coney Barrett and Charismatic Christianity
by Dale M. CoulterCriticize Barrett's judicial record and philosophy if you wish, but leave her religion, including its charismatic dimension, alone. Continue Reading »
Restoration and Desecration
by Jeffrey F. HamburgerIn recent years, reports have appeared in the media of art restorations so appalling they produce howls of laughter. That these stories have focused on the mutilation of works of religious art is no accident: Ineptitude combines with sacrilege. The most recent atrocity was inflicted on a copy of a . . . . Continue Reading »
Invisible Men and Women
by Shalom CarmyNon-Jews often wonder about the value of close study of Jewish law. To the outsider it can seem hyper-specialized, often applying to a very narrow range of situations. What wisdom comes from this nitpicking about legal requirement, they wonder? Quite a bit, in fact. Seemingly remote rabbinic . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousI much appreciated Nathaniel Peters’s discussion of spiritual communion through the lens of William of Saint-Thierry (“Spiritual Communion,” June/July). The focus on the fact that the Eucharist does its work, after all, through God’s action (that is, the Holy Spirit) and not our own is a . . . . Continue Reading »
Going Further
by Patricia SnowA year ago, with my two small granddaughters in tow, I visited a friend in an assisted living facility. Before her stroke, Terri was a daily communicant in my Catholic parish. Now she watches Mass on television. As she listed for my granddaughters the different programs she enjoys—Masses on . . . . Continue Reading »
The Catholic Future
by Francis X. MaierIn the Catholic Church, synods of bishops are complex bits of theater. The pope sets the theme, observes the proceedings, and writes the “apostolic exhortation” that translates a synod’s work into teaching. Some post-synodal texts, such as Paul VI’s Evangelii . . . . Continue Reading »
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