Solidarity With a Martyr-Church

by George Weigel

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has more than earned the solidarity it has a right to expect from Rome. Continue Reading »

13 Sep 2023

True and False Reconciliation

by George Weigel

Major Archbishop Shevchuk has confronted a horrific situation with a resolve born of deep faith. Continue Reading »

30 Aug 2023

Russian Then and Now

by Mark Bauerlein

Judge Stephen P. Friot joins the podcast to discuss his new book Containing History: How Cold War History Explains US–Russia Relations. Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2023

Letters

by Various

Jenna Silber Storey and Benjamin Storey’s article “Insight at First Sight” (May 2023) was perceptive and timely. I have experienced the negative attitude toward love-at-first-sight and happily-ever-after stories while studying English in college. Students often resort to thinking of these . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2023

Theopolitics of Ukraine 

by Matthew Dal Santo

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow have claimed that Russia’s so-called Special Operation is needed to defend the wider russkiy mir, the “Russian world.” By this term they mean the Orthodoxy-based Russian-language civilization that Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2023

The Pope of Peace

by Matthew Schmitz

Amidst a war involving the world’s foremost nuclear powers, Pope Francis has been a lonely voice for peace. For his pains, he has been criticized by commenters on left and right and by leaders in both Russia and Ukraine. Yet he has continued to speak. There is a great deal at stake in whether the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2023

Catastrophes in Ukraine

by Erik Varden

The drama unfolding in Ukraine is not just about a “special operation” fifteen months old. It spells the unraveling of a century-long alliance with force. Continue Reading »

27 Jun 2023

Letters

by Various

My deep thanks to Brad East for his piece on doing theology in a divided church (“Theology in Division,” April 2023). The topic is centrally important and rarely taken seriously, as if its obviousness renders the challenge uninteresting. East’s larger points about aiming at a catholic theology . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2023

On Not Being Paralyzed by History (Or the Misunderstanding Thereof)

by George Weigel

The issue of American aid for Ukraine should be decided on its own merits, and with a clear strategic and moral understanding of the current situation. Continue Reading »

10 May 2023

Francis in Hungary

by Gladden J. Pappin

Against a media backdrop determined to frame Hungary as Europe’s black sheep, it certainly seems that the Holy Father would prefer, as he often says, to “smell of the sheep.” Continue Reading »

3 May 2023