The Dispatch
What happens when you turn a Saint into a scapegoat?
Everyone knows what a scapegoat is, but few realize that the word comes from the Bible. In Leviticus 16:20-22, Moses told his brother Aaron to [...]
Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part Two
Chapp's Schtick
In Part One of this essay on Dignitatis Humanae, I made the argument, following Tracey Rowland and Russel Hittinger, that DH should be read minimalistically as a simple affirmation that no person should be forcibly [...]
Why the Center Cannot Hold
Analysis
Christendom and the moral order of nations G. K. Chesterton once remarked that “it is impossible to have a nation without Christendom; as it is impossible to have a citizen without a city.”1 At first glance [...]
Essay
The Heavenward Schism of the SSPX
In second-century Phrygia, a group of spiritual Catholics—the Montanists—claimed a greater authority than the institutional Church. Montanus and his two prophetesses said they had new and direct revelations from God: The end was nigh, and [...]
Books
Book chronicles visits to all 94 basilicas in the United States
Grady Connolly, founder of Social Thomist, a social media agency working online with prominent Catholics to evangelize and shape the culture, has been visiting basilicas. Almost a hundred of them. In his book, Basilicas: A [...]
Analysis
Small Catholic liberal arts colleges are doomed. Unless…
Since March 2020, over 70 public and private nonprofit colleges and universities have closed entirely, with nearly 50 more merging with other institutions. This development alone might come as relatively good news for the institutions [...]
Columns
The mind of Christ and the limits of human logic
Editor’s note: This “Sojourns With Schall” column was originally posted on July 11, 2012. ——————– “The hymn to Christ, or, more commonly, the ‘Christological hymn’ (Philippians 2:4-9) is a hymn in which all attention is [...]
Features
American Babylon: Place of Grace and Exile
This month, Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. Many Catholics who love both God and country will resonate with the words of Fr. Richard John Neuhaus in his last book. In it, [...]
Essay
Faithful to a Special Vocation: The Case of Rémi Brague
I am intrigued by Catholics living out their vocations. When I come across someone who is, I pay attention. I do so to see God at work and to glean lessons and encouragement for myself. [...]
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Thomas Mirus:
I don't think Dr. Chapp's claim that the magisterium endorsed torture holds up, at least if Exsurge Domine is the…
Athanasius:
"But this will also need further elaboration in a future essay." No, Larry, it actually doesn't.
Br. Jaques:
Thank you Dawn for reminding us of this wonderful saint.
