George Weigel commeNTARY CommentaryThe Catholic DifferenceWar in Ukraine Ukraine’s religious leaders and Munich 2.0 George WeigelNovember 26, 20255 min read The U.S. government released a multi-point “peace plan” that should cause anyone familiar with the history of the late 1930s to recoil in disgust and anger. CommentarySportsThe Catholic Difference Sportsmanship and the season of our discontents George WeigelNovember 12, 20254 min read The deterioration of our games is part and parcel of the deterioration of our culture. And as politics is downstream from culture, end-zone ridiculousness and similar self-aggrandizing debaucheries in other forms of entertainment have inevitably leaked into politics like a poison. CommentarySaintsThe Catholic Difference Newman and the new ultramontanism George WeigelNovember 5, 20255 min read The irony of Newman being given this rare honor just now lies in the fact that the unity of the Church is threatened by recrudescent ultramontanism: not the old, 19th-century reactionary model, but a new hybrid combining Catholic progressivism in the realm of ideas with liberal authoritarianism in Church governance. CommentaryEcumenism and Interfaith RelationsThe Catholic Difference A timely anniversary George WeigelOctober 29, 20255 min read Antisemitism is a malignancy in society. Throughout modern political history, rising antisemitism has been an unmistakable marker of cultural decay. CommentaryRespect LifeThe Catholic Difference Dying from compassion George WeigelOctober 22, 20254 min read This descent into emotivism and sentimentality has profound consequences for society as well as for individuals. BooksCommentarySupreme CourtThe Catholic Difference An important civics lesson, well taught George WeigelOctober 8, 20255 min read What I find most impressive in Justice Barrett’s book, however, is not its depth of knowledge or its readability but its tacit display of public service lived vocationally: not as a matter of career enhancement, not as a means of acquiring wealth, and certainly not as performance art. CommentaryThe Catholic Difference Catholics and gender ideology George WeigelSeptember 24, 20254 min read Bishop Thomas does not hesitate to tell two important truths. First, gender ideology proposes a false idea of our humanity: one that denies the biblical truth about us, reduces us to mere bundles of morally equal desires, and does serious damage to individuals and society. Second, gender dysphoria causes real suffering, but there is no clinical evidence that “transitioning” yields long-term mental health benefits. CommentarySportsThe Catholic Difference A heroic example George WeigelSeptember 18, 20254 min read America needs the example of a real hero: a dedicated hero who enhances natural talents by hard work and takes pride in a craft; an unselfish hero who places team above self. CommentaryThe Catholic Difference Let’s make America serious again George WeigelSeptember 10, 20255 min read Has the Great Republic lost the capacity for serious public debate? Why is American politics dominated by the screamers and the vulgarizers? Where are the adults in the room? CommentarySupreme CourtThe Catholic Difference ‘Public’ does not equal ‘state’ or ‘government’ George WeigelJune 18, 20255 min read The U.S. Supremes kicked the can down the road in St. Isidore. But the cause of school choice continues. And it will ultimately prevail, because it’s the will of “We, the People.” Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 7 Next