History
Women and the Protestant Reformation
Luther and the Reformers went to war against the evangelical counsels as ideals and as the core of a vowed, religious life. Every woman—it was […]
Protestant Reformation
Features
Cardinal Koch: “The commemoration of the Reformation reminded us of what unites us”
“In the commemoration of the Reformation,” says the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, “the emphasis was above all on what we […]
Essay
Which Reformation? What reform?
In reality, there were multiple, contending reformations in play in the first centuries of modernity. […]
Analysis
Protestantism in the Catholic Church: The emergence of a shared tradition?
Here are three major ways in which Protestantism has influenced the Catholic Church. […]
Books
A lucid, insightful tour through the principles of ecumenism
Peter Kreeft’s Catholics and Protestants: What Can We Learn from Each Other? emphasizes that Christ’s “Church will become wholly whole when it becomes wholly holy.” […]
The Dispatch
“Luther and His Progeny” addresses legacy, influence from Catholic perspective
What Descartes set in motion in the world of thought, Luther a short time before had set in motion in religion: the solitary individual standing in judgment on tradition, having to verify for himself each […]
Features
Further thoughts on Luther, the Reformation—and G. K. Chesterton
So, I took some heat from my previous article on the Reformation—“The Bible, the Reformation, and G.K. Chesterton”—because I implied that the Reformation was started by Protestants. Apparently I did not spend enough time attacking […]
History
Martin Luther: True reformer or defender of erroneous conscience?
Two trials, two appeals to conscience. Trial 1: I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. […]
The Dispatch
The Bible, the Reformation, and G.K. Chesterton
“I suppose it will take centuries to unwind the coil of confusion and stupidity, which began when the Reformers quite irrationally separated the Bible from the Church.” Although G.K. Chesterton is admired by both Protestants […]
Essay
St. Thomas More’s true relevance for our time
The John Paul II Shrine’s exhibit on St. Thomas More argues convincingly that he is more relevant now than ever. But is that because he was a martyr for religious liberty, as the exhibit implies? […]