The Literature of Pestilence

by John V. Fleming

In this time of social isolation, I have revisited several classic plague texts.  Continue Reading »

15 May 2020

In God’s Time

by J. Augustine Di Noia, O.P.

It is providential that the pandemic of 2020 has coincided with Lent and Easter. Continue Reading »

14 May 2020

On John Paul II’s Centenary

by George Weigel

John Paul II could move millions because the grace of God shone through him.  Continue Reading »

13 May 2020

A Wafer-Thin Practice

by Hans Boersma

The bodily presence of Christ in the wafer and the bodily presence of the believers in church are two sides of the same coin. Continue Reading »

12 May 2020

Where Two or Three Are Gathered

by James A. Hamel

Social distancing rules have complicated the Rites of Christian Burial and the customary human interactions that accompany the death of a loved one. Continue Reading »

11 May 2020

A Waiting Eucharistic World

by Ephraim Radner

We have argued now for weeks about whether we can celebrate the Eucharist as a people; and now we must show the larger civil society that it is possible to do so. Continue Reading »

8 May 2020

Defend Us From Ideology

by C. C. Pecknold

Only a philosophically coherent account of the American common good will save us from our descent into ideological incoherence.
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8 May 2020

Because Another Wept

by Peter J. Leithart

If we lose the capacity for shared silence, we’ve lost our shared humanity.  Continue Reading »

8 May 2020

We Cannot Live Without the Lord's Day

by John Safranek, M.D.

My spiritual life is the most important aspect of my being, and the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of my faith—yet it was deemed less essential than daycare. Continue Reading »

7 May 2020

Joseph Ratzinger, Theological Reformer

by George Weigel

Joseph Ratzinger remains one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented men of consequence in recent Catholic history. Continue Reading »

6 May 2020