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We need an answer to idolatrous nationalism. But don’t look to Emmanuel Macron
November 22, 2018
The way to head off the worst strains of nationalism is to pre-empt them with more humane appeals to legitimate concerns for national identity
Antonio Spadaro has discovered a brand of Protestantism he doesn’t like
July 14, 2017
Spadaro's essay criticises many ideas and groups that deserve it, but in the end is wrong-headed and over-simplistic
Stephen White: A city in the grip of Trump fever
May 25, 2017
The capital of the United States is a peculiar place. An unusually high portion of the people who live in the city and its environs either work for the government, contracts with the government, services the government or exists in order to influence the government. There are opinion makers aplenty. Thought leaders, talking heads and
Callista Gingrich suits the job of Vatican ambassador. But can Newt stay out of the spotlight?
May 18, 2017
Callista Gingrich will have a delicate task. Her indefatigable husband could complicate things
Why Neil Gorsuch is an outstanding Supreme Court nomination
February 01, 2017
Gorsuch is good news for religious and social conservatives - and for those who value the separation of powers
A Trump presidency brings opportunity but also great risk
November 10, 2016
Democrats are reeling and the Republicans have a chance to reshape the Supreme Court. But things could still go badly
‘An oasis of sanity in a world gone mad’
April 07, 2016
Mother Angelica was perhaps the most consequential evangelist, popes excepted, since the Second Vatican Council. Her down-to-earth-manner, wit and willingness to speak plainly endeared her to millions. So did her fierce love for, and zealous defence of, the Church’s teaching and tradition. These same traits won her a devoted following, and some equally devoted adversaries.
Pope Francis’s comments will only help Trump
February 19, 2016
The pro-immigration pope makes a perfect foil to the nativist politician
Catholicism’s American revolution
September 17, 2015
From annulments to pro-life activism the American Church is blazing a trail for the rest of the Catholic world
Has America lost its Roman influence?
September 03, 2015
The only American bishop currently leading a significant curial office is Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston
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