Same-Sex Marriage

Article

Reading the Opposition

Instead of hyperventilating about the decline of Western religious and political institutions, conservatives ought to help build them back up

By Paul Baumann

December 13, 2018

Secularism and Modernity

Same-Sex Marriage

Foreign Affairs

U.S. Catholicism

Feature

Standing Up for the Little Guy

A recent retrospective at the Whitney Museum centers on the activist legacy of New York City artist David Wojnarowicz, but also reveals his latent Catholicism

By Nicole-Ann Lobo

October 26, 2018

Same-Sex Marriage

Article

The Case for Conscience

The drift of the news coverage is that this ruling doesn’t change much, but the justices are calling for respect for the freedom of conscience

June 6, 2018

Same-Sex Marriage

Secularism and Modernity

Article

The Scandal of Firing LGBT Catholics

Punitive actions against LGBT Catholics do not reflect the fact that we are at a moment that requires prayerful discernment

By John Gehring

February 16, 2018

Same-Sex Marriage

U.S. Catholicism

Baker Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop / CNS photo

Article

Not Worth a Cake?

It’s hard to see how a baker’s claim to religious freedom doesn’t amount to discrimination

By John Gehring

December 7, 2017

Same-Sex Marriage

Domestic Affairs

Article

Letter from Rome

The truth (and history) behind the pope's comments on a commission to "clarify" the role of women deacons; Italian bishops react to Italy legalizing same-sex unions.

By Robert Mickens

May 18, 2016

Letter from Rome

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope John Paul II

Same-Sex Marriage

Women in the Church

Must Reads

Politics

Has Liberalism Failed?

Three writers assess the claims of Patrick Deneen’s critique of liberalism; the author offers a pointed response

December 3, 2018

Religion

Let Church Be Church Again

It is a challenging time, both for our nation and our church. But it can also be a graced moment, and an opportunity for healing.

By Carol Keehan, DC

November 27, 2018

Religion

Why I Came & What I Found

The church’s embrace is often a harsh one. I have been and continue to be pained by it

By Paul J. Griffiths

November 26, 2018

Religion

Why I Came

I would like to say that I immediately flew unto Mary, to stand before her, sinful and sorrowful, but it took a long time

By B. D. McClay

November 24, 2018

Culture

‘The Nun’s Story’ Revisited

However much we may admire the austerities and asceticism of pre-Vatican II religious life, the film depicts a closed world to which we cannot return

By Paul Baumann

December 4, 2018

Books

Christmas Critics

Smart reading suggestions for the 2018 holiday season

November 19, 2018

Collections

Why We Came. Why We Left. Why We Stay.

The Catholic faith is first of all a gift, one a person must choose to keep; the days of Catholicism by default are behind us

December 3, 2018

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