Essay
Islam, Violence, and the Nature of God
Where and why Catholics agree—and disagree—with Muslims […]
Islam
Sojourns with Schall
The attacks in Barcelona are part of a growing world-wide war
Islam stands as a judgment on the nations. It also stands as a judgment on thought itself. […]
Books
Chronicling the suicide of Western civilization
Douglas Murray’s The Strange Death of Europe provides a brave and important, if not complete, assessment of the West’s dire situation. […]
Features
Without Christian witness and culture, the West cannot resist Islam
Back in 1991, while visiting a Roman museum, I got into a conversation with an employee, who expressed dismay that Pope John Paul II had called for support for the massive migration into Italy of […]
The Dispatch
Are jihadis “losers”?
When I first visited Israel in 1988, my friend Professor Menahem Milson, a distinguished Arabist at Hebrew University who was Egyptian president Anwar Sadat’s military aide during Sadat’s historic visit to Jerusalem in 1977, told […]
Sojourns with Schall
On the temptation and fallacy of “on-going revelation”
“A new edition of the symbol (Creed) becomes necessary in order to set aside the errors that may arise. Consequently, to publish a new edition of the symbol belongs to that authority to which it […]
The Dispatch
Europe is dying—but don’t be alarmed
I recently read an article, though I can’t remember where, which referred to the “end game” in Europe. Was it one of those stories about how the Swedish police are pleading for help because they […]
Features
Manchester, London, and the goals of Islam
“In Islam and the Qur’an there is everything. Parts that actually speak of peace are mixed with outrageous claims that run in the opposite sense, especially with regard to those who have different beliefs. Therefore, […]
The Dispatch
Sunday morning at London Bridge
They let me thorough the police cordon on Sunday morning when I explained I wanted to get to Mass. “Father Chris sent a message to say it might have to be in the school hall, […]
The Dispatch
Interreligious dialogue with edge and purpose
The evening of September 12, 2006, was, in a word, memorable. My wife and I were having dinner in Cracow with two of John Paul II’s oldest friends when my mobile phone rang and an […]