Pope Francis does not speak like an intellectual. He is not, like John Paul II, an original thinker, or, like Benedict XVI, a supreme scholar of the Tradition. He is a pope whose manner is simpler and ...

Pope Francis does not speak like an intellectual. He is not, like John Paul II, an original thinker, or, like Benedict XVI, a supreme scholar of the Tradition. He is a pope whose manner is simpler and ...

One of the lessons of a life in journalism is that people are always way more complicated than you think. We talk in shorthand about ‘‘Trump voters’’ or ‘‘social justice warriors,’’ but when you ...

Using a close reading of a single clause and its context in a section in A Pluralist Universe, we see the moral dangers James saw in traditional ontology, in particular its relation to war and peace.

The 85 essays that comprise The Federalist Papers are in great measure concerned with the principle of the separation of powers — that “the legislative, executive and judiciary departments ought to be ...

Free speech has to rest on a shared morality. By David Brooks Opinion Columnist This is a hard, exhausting time. But it’s also a pivot point. An idealistic generation is rising on the scene hungering ...

As elections near and politicians scramble for party slots the surprise begins. Surprise because one is simply amazed at the spectacle of party switching and loyalty merging, of horse-trading and ...

Michael Gerson suggested that what held Dorothy Day's seemingly eclectic beliefs together was "localism." Rather it was "personalism," which was central to all her commitments and actions. Inspired by ...