Commentary
The allure of the Catholic intellectual tradition
The surge in enrollment in Yale’s new Catholic intellectual tradition course reveals a strong, unexpected hunger among today’s students to engage deeply with foundational questions about human existence and faith. The post…
The evangelization power of Rome
Rome’s massive popularity as a major global destination serves as a powerful opportunity for Catholic evangelization and faith formation. The post The evangelization power of Rome appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source…
Psychotherapy or Confession?
Explanation and absolution are very different things. The post Psychotherapy or Confession? appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link
9/11 revisited
If we want to call this a “war of civilization,” well and good, provided that we realize that civilizations are themselves expressions of religions, or pseudo-religions we now call “ideologies.” The post 9/11 revisited appeared…
9/11: How heroic faith inspired conversion and hope in Christ
‘We saw goodness at its best. We also saw evil at its worst. But good always triumphs over evil.’ The post 9/11: How heroic faith inspired conversion and hope in Christ appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source…
Egypt’s Grand Imam upholds Islam’s “Three Choices”—conversion, submission, or war
After much equivocation designed for Western consumption, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar lays bare Islam’s rules governing jihad against non-Muslims. The post Egypt’s Grand Imam upholds Islam’s “Three Choices”—conversion, submission,…
Charlie Kirk’s evangelical populism
The evangelical populism that Kirk represented has only strengthened in the wake of his death. The post Charlie Kirk’s evangelical populism appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link
Beatified and ‘Based’: Why Gen Z Catholics are falling for Fulton Sheen
Sheen continues to speak to young Catholics. He was fiery without being cruel, polished without seeming artificial and uncompromising without losing sight of the audience in front of him. The post Beatified and ‘Based’: Why…
Why college Catholics matter
One study showed that if you were raised Catholic and you went to college, there was an 85 percent chance that you would stop practicing your faith in college, most likely in the first year. The post Why college Catholics…
How the Carthusians resisted the Reformation
The consequences of Carthusian defiance showed the brutality of the dissolution of the monasteries. The post How the Carthusians resisted the Reformation appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link