Ideology is the Enemy of True Faith
Events at the college where I teach have me thinking about the ersatz religion known as ideology.
Answering Atheists Arguments
Dinesh D'Souza's recent article in the Christian Science Monitor stirred up a hornets nest of response from atheists. Todays atheists, D'Souza discovered from their missives, are a scrappy, disputatious bunch. The following article is his response to some of their assertions.
Islam: A Primer
In January 2002 a group of journalists gathered at the Pier House in Key West, Florida, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a two-day seminar. Its purpose was to enhance journalistic understanding of current religious and cultural issues. The session from which this "Conversation" is drawn featured Harvard historian Roy Mottahedeh, with a response by journalist Jay Tolson.
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.
Evelyn Waugh's Warning About Vatican II
Evelyn Waugh, Catholic convert and the most interesting English novelist of the twentieth century, could be rebarbative.
Why We Hunger For Beauty
This essay is excerpted and adapted from comments delivered on April 29 at the Scala Foundation's conference "Art, the Sacred, and the Common Good."
The Provocation of Fragility
In small things, if one pays close enough attention to them, can often be seen wider trends.
How the Church Has Changed the World: The Poetry of Praise
"You needn't be so stubborn, sir," says the officer. "We're not asking you to adore Decius.
The Pillaging and Plundering of the English Monasteries
The destruction of England’s monasteries was carried out in two phases.
What We Are at Death Is What We Are Forever
Your time on earth is fixed, and constantly diminishing — take life and death seriously.