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Papal Household Theologian on sparking faith, returning to basics of Catholic life

May 13, 2019 Paul Senz 8

In the tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas, members of the Dominican Order tend to be particularly well-versed in philosophy, theology, scholasticism, and the great intellectual tradition of the Church. This is part of the reason […]

Books

Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong: Fighter, Teacher, Risk-Taker

April 12, 2019 Fr. Paul Mariani, S.J. 4

Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired bishop of Hong Kong, has a poignant story in his new book, titled For Love of My People I Will Not Remain Silent: On the Situation of the Church in […]

Essay

Full text of Benedict XVI: ‘The Church and the scandal of sexual abuse’

April 10, 2019 Catholic News Agency 47

The following is a previously unpublished essay from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: On February 21 to 24, at the invitation of Pope Francis, the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences gathered at the Vatican to […]

Features

From atheism and Marxism to Catholicism: The conversion of Sohrab Ahmari

January 23, 2019 Jim Graves 7

Sohrab Ahmari, 33, is a New York City journalist and Catholic convert.  He grew up in a nominally Muslim home in Iran under an oppressive Islamic regime and had renounced all religion by his teen […]

Essay

Unnatural Lawyering: John Finnis’s brief against traditional Catholic teaching on capital punishment

January 4, 2019 Dr. Edward Feser 58

John Finnis is a prominent Catholic law professor and chief apostle of the “new natural law theory” (NNLT) invented by the late Germain Grisez in the 1960s. At Public Discourse, Finnis and I have been […]

The Dispatch

Vote Early and Vote Often: “The Democracy of the Dead”

November 5, 2018 Christopher Carstens 3

In November 2018, citizens across the United States cast votes for local, state, and federal representatives. In every month and every year—at all times—denizens of the Heavenly Jerusalem voice their votes via the Church’s living […]

Essay

Why we stay, and the Vigano Testimony

August 29, 2018 George Weigel 31

The Church’s current crisis is a crisis of fidelity and a crisis of holiness, a crisis of infidelity and a crisis of sin. It is […]

The Dispatch

Edith Stein’s wisdom for a new century

August 8, 2018 William Doino, Jr. 10

A new anthology explores Stein’s contributions to philosophy and theology, offering insights into her thinking on faith and mysticism, Church-state controversies, the role of women, […]

Essay

Saints Peter and Paul: “One wins by cross, and one by sword”

June 29, 2018 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 2

A consideration of the two Apostles we honor today, a reflection on the Petrine office in the Church, and a challenge to live the implications […]

The Dispatch

Craving approval isn’t evangelization

June 6, 2018 George Weigel 4

Doesn’t all of the pandering and pathetic grasping for approval by Catholic leaders signal that, hey, we’re not really serious about the stuff you cultural elites […]

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Time, ahem, for a confession: I was rooting for Miley Cyrus to be named TIME magazine’s “Person of the Year.” Why? When you look at the list of winners since 1927 (the award has had […]

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