Article The Liturgy Wars The Tridentine rite won’t bring back a golden age in the Church. But defenders of liturgical reform shouldn’t be complacent about their own problems. By Paul Baumann July 27, 2021 Vatican II Pope Francis U.S. Catholicism
Article The Standoff Over Women’s Ordination The Church needs to give women decision-making authority, but ordination may not be the only—or indeed the most successful—path to achieve that end. By Paul Baumann July 13, 2021 Women in the Church
Article Keeping It Together Progressive and conservative Catholics should both seek to avoid deepening fractures in the Church. By Paul Baumann May 25, 2021 Bishops Pope Francis U.S. Catholicism
Article From Buckley to Trump The conservatism of William F. Buckley Jr., the “larger-than-life” editor of the National Review, shaped our current political climate. By Paul Baumann May 6, 2021 Domestic Affairs
Article The Beauty of the Incomprehensible In her new book, Karen Kilby leads even a lay reader through theoretical thickets with a gentle and steady hand. By Paul Baumann April 20, 2021 Theology Books
Article Torments & Frenzies Graham Greene’s life is both more interesting and more nuanced than the New Yorker appears to believe. By Paul Baumann March 31, 2021 biography Media
