Creation, Redemption, Martyrdom: A Lenten Reflection
by George WeigelGod creates and redeems the world so that God’s holiness might be shared by a people empowered by grace to live holy lives. Continue Reading »
God creates and redeems the world so that God’s holiness might be shared by a people empowered by grace to live holy lives. Continue Reading »
The American religious tradition has consistently affirmed a national belief in God—but not a national belief in a particular religion. Continue Reading »
An obituary for Belgian Catholicism, like that of the primate who presided over so much of its decline, is currently being written. Continue Reading »
Little in the digital age is truly hidden. Continue Reading »
Catholic parents serious about real education and formation have options other than elite universities. Continue Reading »
Our society has eliminated yet another protection for the working man. Continue Reading »
The year 2018 marked the sixteen-hundredth anniversary of the excommunication of one of Christianity’s most famous heretics: the fifth-century monk Pelagius, who gave his name to “Pelagianism,” the set of beliefs that denies the doctrine of original sin and the need for grace in order to live . . . . Continue Reading »
God’s Supersessionism David Novak (“Supersessionism Hard and Soft,” February) clearly demonstrates the negative consequences of the “hard” supersessionism and the positive benefits of the “soft.” I consider myself a soft supersessionist, meaning that the covenant God made with the Jews . . . . Continue Reading »
One evening in 1995, at an evangelical Bible study in New Jersey for twenty-somethings, I learned that an acquaintance of mine had just dropped out of medical school and was planning to drive to a Hare Krishna ashram in Northern California. We were both tired of the kind of evangelical . . . . Continue Reading »
Whitefish Mountain, a ski resort in northwest Montana, is known for its spicy terrain, rime-clothed “snow ghosts,” and postcard-perfect views of Glacier National Park. And, of course, for “Big Mountain Jesus.” Big Mountain Jesus is a kitschy but beloved dashboard-ornament-style . . . . Continue Reading »