Bishop George Berkeley was one of the most interesting men of his age. Even today, his philosophical maxims are correctives to the abuses of patriotism.
Willing the good to everyone doesn't mean we ought to contrive a cheap reconciliation that ignores the danger presented by Donald Trump to our society and the world.
As Pope Francis gave the red hat to thirteen new papal electors and four others, he faced very public criticism from four cardinals and an Australian journalist.
Problems with faith cross religious boundaries. Here are the fruits of a conversation that I’ve been conducting, with my friend and in my mind, for a long time.
One of the biggest problems confronting Catholics engaged in the public square is our failure to develop a body of political thought relevant to this modern moment.
As U.S. Catholic leaders elect the latest head of its national conference, there are few signs that they are willing to embrace the pastoral priorities of the pope.
The USCCB meeting offers another opportunity to ditch a style of culture-war Catholicism that has failed to persuade even many of the faithful in the pews.
The prospect of a Trump presidency has sent shivers up the spines of most officials in the Vatican, though Americans who work in the Curia feel differently.
As a Catholic, O’Connor believed that the physical, perceptible, photo-graphable world is always pointing toward a larger and more enduring metaphysical reality.
Denying the good faith of those we disagree with is tempting. But demonization is often used to deflect hard issues by denying the other side has the right to speak.
Francis has made it clear he wants to renew the John Paul II Institute by developing the guidelines in "Amoris Laetitia," which traditionalists have criticized.
Notre Dame's president talks about the election and the call to serve the common good by engaging with political institutions, even in our pluralistic society.
The number of families with children in religious education was growing at a healthy rate. The problem: many weren't engaged in any other aspect of parish life.
Even when produced with the most meticulous scholarship, our dictionaries ought to remind us that words exceed our best efforts at definition and classification.
'American Prophets' is a true exercise in hagiography in every sense of the word, detailing the lives of modern saints while extolling their extraordinary vision.
What the Catholic Church teaches about civic and political duties is an invaluable resource in the battle against those who seek to delegitimize liberal democracy.
Diarmid MacCulloch wants us to understand the religious beliefs of centuries ago in their own terms, however strange they may seem to modern secular sensibilities.
To hear cries from conservatives, you’d think emails released by WikiLeaks show Hillary Clinton’s campaign to be anti-Catholic. In truth, they show something else.
Has the pope picked predominantly “progressive” prelates as the latest cardinal-electors? Or is it that the so-called "center" has shifted since John Paul II?
When the summons for jury duty came, I was more than a little excited to see how the system actually worked in real life. The experience did not disappoint.
