All through the modern era, the primary accusation against Catholicism was its clarity, its being too sure of what reason and revelation meant. It was arrogant. Imagine her claiming that she had a handle on […]
At his First Things blog, Peter Leithart attempts to explain why St. Matthew claims Joseph did not “know” his wife, Mary, until she gave birth to her son, Jesus (Matt. 1:25). His answer is that […]
MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating:NR Reel Rating: (5 out of 5 reels) As a general rule, it is considered poor technique to write in first person when composing a formal essay or column, and even […]
Apologies for the length of this post. It always takes more time to correct errors than it takes to make them. In Fr. Paul Keller’s CRUX essay, “Case study in communion for the divorced/remarried”, we confront […]
When I wrote an article for Catholic World Report in 2016 entitled “The Battle Against The Devil Is Still Being Fought Today”, describing the devil’s tactics as identified in Scripture, commentary, and literature. I neglected to […]
Fordham University identifies itself as “the Jesuit University of New York”. However, some, including Jesuits, remain confused as to what that precisely means. Some cynics even suggest it does not necessarily imply a Catholic University. […]
Jesuit papal confidant and director of La Civiltà Cattolica, Fr. Antonio Spadaro S.J., who is considered to be “one of the Jesuits closest to Pope Francis,” has a lively Twitter account. Lively, but not necessarily theologically […]
Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence is a story meant to plumb the depths of the mysterium iniquitatis by focusing on the character of Judas Iscariot and his relationship with Christ. Martin Scorsese underlines the theme of […]
“Nations shall walk by your light.” (Isa 60:3) “Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.” (Responsorial Psalm, The Epiphany of the Lord) “The Gentiles are now co-heirs with the Jews, members of the same […]
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at TribLive.com. You may have noticed an unusual amount of renewed attention being given to the Rosenbergs—that is, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. That’s because there’s an aggressive push by […]
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