Throughout the summer, I visited the National Gallery in London at least once a week. This is not my usual practice, but I found myself unexpectedly drawn to the Zurbarán exhibition, which closed at ...

Pope Leo XIV marked World Day Against the Death Penalty, observed on October 10, with the following message on X: The death penalty is inadmissible because it is ...

According to the online Encyclopedia Britannica, Sir Moses Montefiore (1784–1885) was “an Italian-born businessman who was noted for his philanthropy and support of Jewish rights.” In the England to ...

Father, I don’t think you should bring politics into religion.” That’s a line I’ve heard a lot lately. Of course, nobody really believes it. People only trot out that complaint when it’s not their ...

The editors discuss the NatCon in Jerusalem, the scandal at Cornell University and its broader implications, and whether AI could ever be considered to be conscious. Further reading: ...

I appreciate J. H. H. Weiler’s desire for God’s mercy to be extended to Gentiles and his commitment to Torah (“The Scandal of Jewish Belief,” August/September 2026). However, it ...

Not long ago, the gay rights movement was a small group of people struggling to follow their dispositions within a larger heterosexual culture. Gays and lesbians were underdogs, vastly outnumbered and ...

Douglas Gresham is the last person living who knew C. S. Lewis well. The son of Joy Davidman, Douglas watched his mother and “Jack” fall in love and marry. He wept with his stepfather when Joy died of ...

More than two centuries ago, Søren Kierkegaard attacked the established church of his native Denmark. He denounced it for encouraging outward “Christian” behavior rather than authentic belief. People ...

Conservatives have placed a new spotlight on the policy and politics of work. In his VP acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, Senator JD Vance announced he and President Trump would ...

A few days before Cardinal Dolan cancelled all public Masses in New York, I urged my wife not to take our children to church. I had gone to Mass earlier that morning at our local parish. As always, it ...

I recently lectured in Rome on the topic of the Antichrist. The Antichrist interests me for several reasons, mostly because nobody else is talking about it—which, for most of Christian history, would ...