Essay
The public challenge of the Catholic Faith
Catholic citizens have an indispensable contribution to make to the national discourse in the present day, one that could prove to be the salvation of […]
Benedict XVI
Analysis
How Politics Becomes Religion
The sheer ferocity of contemporary politics suggests that, for many people, it’s their real religion. […]
Interview
Bishop Joseph Perry: Youth hunger for mystery and liturgy; need tradition and history
The auxiliary bishop of Chicago reflects on worship and pedagogy after giving an address at the recent Youth Adult Liturgy Conference at The University of Saint […]
Books
An idiosyncratic guide to papally-minimalist, free-market Catholicism
John Zmirak’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism is a witty, acerbic, and clear book that shows up the ongoing crisis in contemporary Catholicism. […]
Features
Immigration, moral authority, and the “order of love”
The question of immigration is complicated enough under the best circumstances. But the problem of mass migration, much of it illegal, in a globalized world […]
Essay
Joyce Kilmer, John Paul II, and the artistic vocation
All who reverence the Bible, but especially Christians, ought to have a deep appreciation for words and for those who take words and give them […]
Columns
The Plain Truth: Leon Kass on just about everything
Leading a Worthy Life: Finding Meaning in Modern Times reveals that we have arrived at a point where what is actually anti-human is politically defined and […]
Features
Moral order, the current mess, and a theological reading of history
“As I explain in several essays in the book,” says George Weigel about The Fragility of Order: Catholic Reflections on Turbulent Times, “our politics are […]
The Dispatch
Analysis: With new appointments, Pope Francis puts his mark on the College of Cardinals
This is the first time in the five years of this pontificate, writes Andrea Gagliarducci, that in a possible future conclave the number of cardinals created […]
Features
Youth, liturgy, and the need for true worship
Liturgy – like the Faith it celebrates – never admits of an “erector-set” approach; good liturgy, true liturgy is received, not fabricated, and it takes […]