Article The Bard’s religion, the Kingdom of God, etc. Readers respond to the prospect of Shakespeare’s Catholicism, the dumbing down of Catholics in church history, the truth about old age, and more By The Editors June 4, 2018 Letters
Article A Heartless Policy The Trump administration traumatizes, terrorizes, and defaces the image of God all of us bear. By John Gehring June 4, 2018 Immigration Donald Trump Domestic Affairs Social Justice
Article From “A Disembodied ‘Theology of the Body’” A theology of the body ought at least to have feet that touch the ground By Luke Timothy Johnson June 3, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Sexuality
Article From “Sex: How Odd of God” Humanae vitae was a regressive moment in Catholic history and the history of human sexuality By Robert G. Hoyt June 3, 2018 Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism Sexuality
Article From “Indefensible: Moral Teaching after ‘Humanae Vitae’” Humanae vitae damaged not only the respect of the faithful for the Church's moral teaching, but also the integrity of Catholic moral theology itself By Michael Dummett June 3, 2018 Sexuality U.S. Catholicism Contraception mandate
Article “Anniversary Waltz,” editorial Rather than enhancing the church’s teaching on sexuality, the encyclical unwittingly undermined it By The Editors June 3, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Contraception mandate
Article From “A Bitter Pill” A historian explains how silence on contraception drove a regrettable wedge between the clergy and laity on sexual morality By Leslie Tentler June 3, 2018 Sexuality Theology Vatican II
Article From “The Troubling Spirit” Sectarianism of “party men” is what threatens the Church—the Catholic Church—today By William Clancy June 3, 2018 Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism
Article From “An Alternative Proposal” This is no time to leave the Church, but a time to make it what it should be By Daniel Callahan June 3, 2018 Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism
Article From “The Encyclical Crisis” Those who contradict this encyclical must do it out of love for the whole Church, out of love for those whose faith is endangered By Bernhard Häring June 3, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Contraception mandate Bishops
Article “The Symbol of Birth Control,” editorial The birth control debate is the great symbol of the Church’s attempt to come to terms with its own history By The Editors June 3, 2018 Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism
Article What Are We Waiting For? Poverty forces us toward others, and this communion is the real wealth of Christians. By Marc Barnes June 3, 2018 Poverty Spirituality Secularism and Modernity Death and Dying
Article More Thoughts on the Future of Academic Theology Christ's parable of the sheep and the goats offers a model for teaching theology in colleges and universities By PAUL LAKELAND June 2, 2018 Theology Higher Education U.S. Catholicism
Article Catholic Anti-Liberalism and Religious Liberty A pivotal document from Vatican II fundamentally opts for democracy, pluralism, and freedom By Massimo Faggioli June 2, 2018 Vatican II Secularism and Modernity Bishops Columnists
Feature Worthy of His Name Wim Wenders talks about his new documentary on Pope Francis By Matthew Boudway June 1, 2018 Spirituality Movies Foreign Affairs Pope Francis
