The Montessori Method is not only superior to all alternatives, but categorically so.
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, who lives in Paris, is a contributing writer to America, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and a columnist at TheWeek.com.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Macron’s attempt to bond with French Catholics lacks substance
President Emmanuel Macron scandalized secularists by praising Catholic contributions to French public life, but he has yet to work toward religious liberty.
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
The Catholic Church used to be like Silicon Valley. Can it be again?
The church was once the world’s greatest engine of innovation…and should be again.
Posted inFaith, Ideas
Are Christians really supposed to be communists? A response to David Bentley Hart
Hart argues that the New Testament condemns not only wealth but virtually all private possession.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Did American Christian culture pave the way for Hugh Hefner’s sexual revolution?
Hef the man stopped mattering to the culture decades ago, but Hef the symbol still does.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Do our fights over Pope Francis have to be this dumb?
The failure is not one of communication; it is one of charity. The pope wants us to debate. I say: Do it better.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I am Catholic—and I don’t know what I’m supposed to believe about immigration
Sincere questions for my friends on both sides of the immigration debate
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
For French Catholics, the political future has more questions than answers
The Macron-Le Pen face-off posed a singular challenge to any Catholic trying to make a faith-informed vote.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Macron-Le Pen runoff reveals fault lines in French Catholic revival
There is considerable overlap between French conservatives and French Catholics.
Posted inFaith, Features
Zombie Catholics vs. French Secularism
The rise of “zombie Catholics” in French politics may indicate a renewed energy in the French church.