Universal Values and Particular Culture
A recent controversy in France surrounding the murder of a student as brought forth questions about the West's unique roots and failures of the current relativistic agenda.
Having the Sight to See Beauty
Beauty can be something of a double-edged sword in the Christian life. Our task then is not merely to pursue beauty, but to love it rightly where it may most truly be found.
The World Wants the Gospel
The world wants the Gospel, sometimes without knowing it, but other times with a very ready, very anxious reception of it.
Truth and Intellectual Charity
The Holy Father’s recent visit to East Asia among many peoples who are predominantly of non-Christian religions brings to the fore the long-discussed question of the proper attitude to take in dealing with other faiths.
A Universal and Multicultural Church
The universal Church is the one genuinely multicultural kingdom in the world.
Weighing of Goods
Immigration can be a difficult topic to understand and discuss. Here are some principles to help form the Christian mind on the matter.
A Place to Stand
The Church gives us a place to stand amidst the tumults and values of the world.
The Common Good and the Individual
The Christian conception of the common good is that when the common life runs well, everyone lives better, oneself included.
A Note of a Genuine Church
It’s good to remember that Christian persecution is hardly out of the ordinary, no matter how “civilized” our time and place.
The Source of Meaning
A recent essay argues that the so-called "birth dearth" across the West has less to do with economics than with something unquantifiable: the human need for meaning.