Of Many Things

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The installation of Pope Francis was light years away from the papal coronations of old.

Fifty-five years ago this spring “a masterpiece was unveiled in our editorial office.”

The new world has sent a Jesuit back to the old world to lead its new evangelization.

I arrived in Rome in the rain, grateful for the end of a long, bumpy flight. Though tempted to kiss the ground, mimicking Blessed John Paul II’s customary arrival gesture, I opted not to; in my case, rather than an act of pious humility, it would have been an act of desperate relief. My fellow

The expression “people of God,” then, is a summons to unity, a symbol of the one body of Christ.

Living as I do in a very large, fragile glass house, I am reluctant to throw stones.

Questioning Garry Wills’ unorthodox views on the Eucharist

Justice Antonin Scalia argues that judges should interpret, not legislate.