David Amess and the Grace of Last Rites
by Andrew CusackThe entire culture surrounding death is one of the most engaging, alluring, rewarding, and comforting aspects of the Catholic faith. Continue Reading »
The entire culture surrounding death is one of the most engaging, alluring, rewarding, and comforting aspects of the Catholic faith. Continue Reading »
St. Augustine sheds light on how we might overcome the obstacles blocking our way to Calvary. Continue Reading »
The logic of liberalism has seeped into the faithful’s understanding of God and his Church through every imaginable pore. Continue Reading »
When a pastor in South Carolina withheld Holy Communion from Joseph Biden, a chorus of condemnations quickly followed. Continue Reading »
Marilynne Robinson's Gilead should be read as a summa pietatis rather than a summa theologiae. Continue Reading »
The new “Affirmation of Baptismal Faith” erodes the Church of England’s claim to bear witness to the one God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Continue Reading »
A well-lived life oscillates between I-Thou and I-It, between individuality and personhood. Continue Reading »
The priesthood—like the Mass, the Church, and God—must be set apart, no matter how much it scandalizes the secular world. Continue Reading »
The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societiesby ryszard legutko encounter, 200 pages, $23.99 In The Old Regime and the Revolution, Alexis de Tocqueville described the French Revolution as a religious movement: The ideal the French Revolution set before it was not merely a change . . . . Continue Reading »
As the 500th anniversary of Luther's protest looms, it is useful to ask whether there is a difference between what Protestants, especially evangelicals, will be remembering and what they will actually be celebrating. Continue Reading »