The Pope Visits Marseille

by Pierre Manent

The Church’s respect for the nations derives from her respect for human communities. Continue Reading »

2 Oct 2023 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: #1

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

One of the most important tasks of Synod-2023 will be the clarification of its own specific character and authority—and just what is meant by “synodality.” Continue Reading »

2 Oct 2023 0

Culture Is Natural, Nature is Cultural

by Peter J. Leithart

Signs in the Dust is hugely stimulating and cuts a tantalizing path that leads toward the reintegration of science, philosophy, and theology. Continue Reading »

29 Sep 2023 0

Cleaning Up the Pope’s Mess

by Brian A. Graebe

The next pope’s task will be daunting, but he would do well, as he emerges from the Sistine Chapel, to keep first principles in mind: Protect the faith. Continue Reading »

28 Sep 2023 0

India, China, and the Future

by George Weigel

It would be helpful if the Holy See would be more publicly assertive in its defense of embattled Catholic communities in India, although the continued kowtow to China does not induce much hope. Continue Reading »

27 Sep 2023 0

The Loss of Wonder Leads to Secularism

by John Waters

We should never seek to make definitive decisions about the limits of the possible until we remind ourselves again of what it is like to be an open-mouthed child before the majesty of reality.  Continue Reading »

26 Sep 2023 0

Jew-ish

by Joshua T. Katz

My wishes for my daughter include that she will pay heed, at this time of the year especially, to the sacral traditions of both her father’s and her mother’s ancestors. Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2023 0

A Theology of Distraction

by Erica Brown

Ecclesiastes actually describes a wide range of human feelings, moving us from the angst of toil to the joy of gathering. Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2023 0

Education Toward Sanity

by Dan Loesing

If a college student must become a specialist to get a job, when is he to become a universalist to guard his sanity? Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2023 0

What Atoms Can (and Can’t) Tell Us About the Past

by John Wilson

I finished David J. Helfand’s The Universal Timekeepers in awe not only of his learning, but also the whole enterprise of science that his book represents. Continue Reading »

22 Sep 2023 0