Interview
Tracey Rowland’s Guide Through the Catholic Academic “Zoo”
“Theology is important because it is all about reasoning about the highest things. It is the one thing a person doesn’t want to get wrong […]
Features
Special Report
As African droughts continue, Catholic churches provide aid, support
NAIROBI, Kenya | Many parts of Africa are experiencing significant droughts, and the contribution of the African Catholic Church to humanitarian aid in these drought-stricken regions is significant. In the convoys delivering food, water and […]
Books
Christian Politics Is the Benedict Option Now
Editor’s note: This is the second of a series of reviews and essays—positive, critical, and mixed—of Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option (Sentinel, 2017). Read the first essay here. With the publication of La Primauté du spirituel, […]
Special Report
Catholic teacher in Ocala, Florida faces termination over presentation about Islam
A Catholic teacher in Florida remains under fire in his diocese, three weeks after the Huffington Post reported that he assigned “anti-Muslim” material to sixth- grade students. Mark Smythe, who teaches social studies and religion […]
Interview
The Untold Story of John Paul II and Ronald Reagan: “Mary is central”
Dr. Paul Kengor is a professor of political science at Grove City College (Pennsylvania) and the author of several best-selling books, including Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century; God and Ronald […]
Books
Reading Rod Dreher’s Benedict Option with MacIntyre and Schmemann
Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of reviews and essays—positive, critical, and mixed—of Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option (Sentinel, 2017). After having written something in 2015 about Rod Dreher’s project of marketing MacIntyre’s […]
Essay
Duc in altum: On Forty Years of Priesthood
On May 27, I will observe the fortieth anniversary of my priestly ordination. I would like to reflect on these past forty years – and the years that immediately preceded them – not so much […]
Special Report
Recognizing the Vocation, Presence of Cooperator Brothers
May 1 is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, and this year it also marks the first annual Religious Brothers Day. An initiative of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men and the Religious Brothers […]
Interview
The Mosque, the Manger, and Modernity
Peter D. Beaulieu earned a bachelor of architecture degree and a doctorate in urban and regional planning, both from the University of Washington. His career includes a tour as a junior officer in the United […]
Interview
The Creative Catholic: Fr. George W. Rutler
Fr. George William Rutler is a well-known preacher and prolific author, having written hundreds of essays and over twenty books. A former Episcopalian pastor, he entered the Catholic Church in 1979, studied in Rome, and […]