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Essay

The Failure of Liberal Catholicism

May 31, 2011 James Hitchcock 0

For decades conservatives have been marginalized in groups like the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA), which do not even pretend to be hospitable to “all points of view.” People have been denied tenure, lost […]

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Editorial

A Time for Clarity

May 31, 2011 George Neumayr 0

“Here I stand,” said Martin Luther as he challenged teachings of the Catholic Church. “I can do no other.” The Australian Bishop William Morris sounded a similar note as news came in May that the […]

Special Report

The Contraception Contradiction

May 31, 2011 Daniel Allott 0

[Editor’s Note: This article was originally published one year ago in the May 2011 issue of Catholic World Report.]  New York City is the abortion capital of America. More than 40 percent of pregnancies in […]

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General

“Another slap in the face”?

May 30, 2011 Catherine Harmon 0

Sandro Magister’s latest column levies a rather heavy charge against Pope Benedict – that while the Holy Father writes and speaks at length and with great insight about the importance of truly beautiful, reverent liturgical […]

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General

Beyond the “lap-dancing nun”

May 27, 2011 Catherine Harmon 0

John Allen’s latest column gives some much-needed context and perspective on the Vatican’s recent closing of Rome’s Holy Cross in Jerusalem abbey – a story you may have seen earlier in the week under the […]

Books

Realistic Idealism at Work

May 26, 2011 Russell Shaw 0

One day last summer Tom Farr and a friend were having lunch in a Thai restaurant in Georgetown when the friend felt moved to ask Farr a question. President George W. Bush recently had announced […]

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Special Report

Abortion and the Obama Presidency

May 26, 2011 Michael J. Miller 0

  Pro-lifers in the United States were generally disappointed and discouraged by the results of the 2008 national elections. Barack Obama—as measured by his own record and campaign promises, the most pro-abortion presidential candidate the […]