Opinion

Dr. Anne Hendershott recently sorted through some of Pew data, helpfully noting what it does and does not reveal about the changing fortunes of Christian churches in America, and how those “revelations” differ in some […]

As soon as Bruce Jenner decided he was a woman, the media immediately fell in line. News reports obligingly referred to him as “her,” and commentators agreed that henceforth Mr. Jenner’s name will be “Caitlyn.” […]

Suppose you are the pastor of a large suburban parish and suppose further that several members of your parish want to invite a well-known speaker to talk about the threat from militant Islam. You check […]

Can Islam be reformed? It’s a tricky question because, according to a great many Muslim leaders and Western leaders, it doesn’t need reforming. As they keep insisting, the beheadings, slave trafficking, and general violence committed […]

Lately the idea has been gaining currency among some responsible conservative Catholics that unless the synod of bishops or the Pope specifically repudiates a settled Church doctrine—which is highly unlikely—there’s no immediate cause for alarm. […]

In The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis describes a broad-minded Anglican bishop who, given the chance to go to Heaven, prefers to return to Hell, where he is scheduled to read a paper to the “Theological […]

It is often said that when Admiral Yamamoto ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor, he awakened a sleeping giant. Even though the Nazis had occupied much of Europe, bombed London, and advanced to the outskirts […]

It’s not hard for President Obama to stir outrage. Six years into his presidency, all he has to do is speak to make the opposition angry. Sometimes it’s justified, sometimes not. At the National Prayer […]

Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared on the CWR site on August 2, 2012. It is reposted here in advance of the February 13th release of the film based on the novel, 50 Shades of Grey  […]

A simple altar boy policy at my parish, Star of the Sea Church, has unleashed a media firestorm. Hundreds of parishes in this country, and some entire dioceses, do not permit altar girls, so why […]