Blaming the Wartime Pope
During the second world war, Pope Pius XII was lauded for his singular efforts to halt the carnage, writes Newsweek's Kenneth Woodward.
Out of the Closet and into Chastity
My pilgrimage from being a homosexual-rights activist to living life as a chaste Catholic began in earnest when I read the writings of a modern-day Protestant martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Made for Love: Same-Sex Attractions and the Catholic Church - Introduction
"So . . . I'm gay."
The Church and Socialism: The Fallacy that Will Not Go Away
Another report in the unfolding story of this pontificate:
Is Catholic Confession Biblical?
"Why do I need to confess my sins to a priest? He can't forgive my sins. He's not God!"
The Pride flag flies everywhere. But what does it stand for?
In graduate school at Cambridge, a group of us once played a bizarre card game one of our philosophers made up.
David Brooks' "Itinerarium Mentis in Deum"
Almost fifty years ago, the renowned sociologist of religion, Peter Berger, wrote a short yet suggestive book, A Rumor of Angels.
Building A Culture of Religious Freedom
When I sat down to write these remarks, I did it knowing that this talk will probably be the last one I give as Archbishop of Philadelphia. So the words matter.
U.S. Bishops Approve the Pope's Capital Punishment Ban
There have even been bishops so impatient with the subtleties that make theology logical that they have turned two thousand years of Christianity upside down by announcing that the death penalty is absolutely immoral.
24 More Ways to Respond to Common Abortion Questions
This article is Part Two of a series—see Part One here.