Russell Shaw
A post-truth culture
Has America become home to a post-truth culture? I ran into that phrase – “post-truth culture” – casually applied to... Read more
The Supreme Court’s new abortion case
Imagine the government ordered Ford dealers to post signs telling prospective auto buyers to check out Chevrolet or required vegan... Read more
Marriage and social class
Among the benign myths that lie close to the hearts of many Americans is the belief that, in the end,... Read more
Atheists and believers: Talking past each other
The challenge of finding language in which believers and non-believers can communicate is unintentionally illustrated in a bestselling new book... Read more
The dangers of U.S. “groupthink”
As a kind of back-to-school gift to students, professors at three of the nation’s prestige schools offered them a piece... Read more
Friendship – the remedy for racism
Amid the cries of alarm in the wake of the tragic violence in Charlottesville, one unanswered question stands out: After... Read more
Learning to read Chesterton
I suppose it will be considered heresy in some quarters, but I’ve never been what you would call a fan... Read more
Europe’s Christian identity
Looking at things from this side of the Atlantic, it is easy to think of Europe as a single, united... Read more
The Supreme Court and church schools
Will a preschool kids’ playground turn out to be the path that leads to ending a historic form of discrimination... Read more
War on chastity
G.K. Chesterton got a lot of things right. Here’s one: “The moment sex ceases to be a servant it becomes... Read more
America First for the Fourth of July?
Along with the customary cluster of cookouts, parades, and fireworks, the 4th of July this year brings something different to... Read more
America's multifaceted crisis of addiction
It would be too simple to say that temperance is the sole solution to America’s multifaceted crisis of addiction, but... Read more
Trump and the Media
Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do. That’s been the story of Donald Trump’s relationship with... Read more
Being legalistic and being law-abiding, and the big difference
In case you didn’t notice, Pope Francis thinks legalism is a bad thing – and that’s good news. For legalism,... Read more
A new round in the liturgy translation war?
The immortal Yogi Berra said it best: “It’s déjà vu all over again.” That was my first reaction to the... Read more
Toxic Culture
In today’s America, as in other countries like it, people of faith are facing a question of critical importance: How... Read more
Dialogue between Science and Religion
As it happens, it was Ash Wednesday when I casually flicked on an all-news radio station just in time to... Read more
Catholic Cultural Assimilation
It’s a commonplace to say that America, along with other Western countries, is currently experiencing a cultural—which is to say:... Read more
Let Lent bring a spiritual Spring
Up here in the northern half of the planet, where Lent coincides with the end of winter and the onset... Read more
The Struggle to Shape the Supreme Court
Just as people who like sausage shouldn’t visit a sausage factory, so people who stand in awe of the United... Read more
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