Pope Francis on the Development of Doctrine

by P. J. Smith

Pope Francis recently declared that the death penalty is “per se contrary to the Gospel”—but this statement is flatly untraditional according to Church history. Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2017

On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church

by Charles J. Chaput

Believing Catholics and Protestants alike sit by the rivers of New Babylon, paradoxically linked in a love for Jesus Christ, but wrapped in a hundred forms of entangling captivity. Continue Reading »

12 Oct 2017

The Catechism of the Catholic Church at 25

by George Weigel

The Catechism of the Catholic Church established a compelling, and in many cases quite beautifully written, benchmark and pattern for the future. Continue Reading »

11 Oct 2017

Thomas Joseph White Teaches Catholicism

by Mary Eberstadt

Fr. Thomas Joseph White’s The Light of Christ is a most unusual combination of literary humility and splendid erudition. Continue Reading »

10 Oct 2017

The Evangelical Future Is Mestizo

by Dale M. Coulter

Evangelical Protestantism will continue to grow at a slow pace, primarily through an increase in ethnic minorities.  Continue Reading »

10 Oct 2017

Disciples Are Made in the Home

by Rebekah Curtis

Christian couples’ personal decisions to keep their families small has amounted to the shrinking of America's churches. Continue Reading »

9 Oct 2017

The Persecution of Orthodoxy

by Josef Seifert

For questioning the implications of Amoris Laetitia, Josef Seifert was dismissed from his chair at the International Academy of Philosophy.  Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2017

Evaluating the World’s Religions

by Francesca Aran Murphy

Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Buddhism deserve to be studied, not as geographic entities, but as products of religious insight. Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2017

The Filial Correction Online

by P. J. Smith

The debate over Amoris laetitia seems strange and strident largely because it is the first to take place in the world of social media platforms. Continue Reading »

2 Oct 2017

The Necessity of Judgment

by Theodore Dalrymple

Montaigne: A Lifeby philippe desantranslated by steven rendall and lisa nealprinceton, 832 pages, $39.95 When faced with a biography that could as well stop a door as fill a shelf, one’s first question is always, “Does the subject merit this exhaustive treatment?” There are a few historical . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2017