Vatican II and The Berlin Wall
November 21, 2014
History sometimes displays the happy capacity to arrange anniversaries so that one sheds light on another. On Nov. 21, 1964,...
George Weigel
Ecumenism and Russian State Power
November 14, 2014
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Russian Orthodox Church’s department of external relations and a frequent visitor to the...
Exploded Into Being By Divine Love
November 7, 2014
Long fascinated by cosmology, George Weigel discusses the Big Bang theory, the work of Jesuit Father Georges Lemaître and a...
Frank Wolf: An Appreciation
October 31, 2014
For the first time since 1978, Frank Wolf’s name will not appear on the November ballot in Virginia’s 10th Congressional...
An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed
October 24, 2014
According to Vatican-speak, a specially scheduled session of the Synod of Bishops is an “Extraordinary Synod,” meaning not-an-Ordinary Synod, held...
Clash of Straw Men
October 17, 2014
Two recent speeches by senior Vatican officials whose responsibilities involve wrestling with world politics suggest that some default positions need...
Notre Dame Honors Russia’s New Martyrs
October 10, 2014
It’s sometimes hard to tell at this time of year, but there is more going on at Notre Dame than...
Wanted: A Synod of Affirmation
October 3, 2014
Pope Francis has called a special session of the Synod of Bishops, which will meet from Oct. 5-19 and prepare...
Explosive Business in North Dakota
September 26, 2014
Catholics in the U.S. may soon know North Dakota as the cutting edge of Catholic higher education reform.
Regensburg Vindicated
September 19, 2014
On the evening of Sept. 12, 2006, my wife and I were dining in Krakow with Polish friends when an...