The angry responses to the Nashville Statement reflect the sort of “moral therapeutic deism” that has increasingly dominated the public square in recent years. […]
A few days ago, doubtless in response to pastoral questions he had been receiving from ministers in his local Church, Springfield IL Bp Thomas Paprocki issued diocesan norms regarding ministry toward persons who had entered a ‘same-sex marriage’. These […]
“It is our duty to live among books; especially to live by one book, and a very old one.” — Blessed John Henry Newman Ten years ago, I posted a “Best/Worst of 2004” piece on […]
“The rejection of the primacy of St. Peter has driven men on to a slippery course, where all the steps are downwards.”— Lord Acton It has been quite a week. My head is still spinning, and […]
Brian O’Neel is a regular contributor to Catholic World Report who writes from Wisconsin. Caesar and Christ by Will Durant. Durant was one of the last century’s greatest historians. His treatment of ancient Rome […]
Thomas P. Harmon is assistant professor of theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives, by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI: Each of the three volumes of Jesus of Nazareth […]
Another year, another tantalizing list of good and great books noted and recommended in this eighth edition of “Best Books I Read…” We’ve invited a wide range of authors and editors to contribute. The books […]
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