George Weigel commeNTARY 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.” CommentaryThe Catholic DifferenceWar in Ukraine Yes, it’s our war, too George WeigelJune 11, 20255 min read Putin’s war on Ukraine is a war to reverse the American and Western victory in the resolution of the Cold War. CommentaryThe Catholic DifferenceVatican Petrocentrism: a problem? George WeigelJune 4, 20254 min read An interest in life at the Church’s administrative center is fine; an obsession with it, fueled by ill-informed blogs and social media, is not. CommentaryThe Catholic DifferenceUncategorized Europe and America George WeigelApril 30, 20255 min read American public officials are more likely to be heard if they call on our parent civilization to reclaim the nobility that defeated fascism, Nazism, and communism: a defense of human dignity in which Americans and Europeans contested for the future shoulder to shoulder. CommentaryLentThe Catholic Difference Lent and the purification of memory George WeigelMarch 5, 20254 min read The annual 40-day pilgrimage through the desert of Lent, patterned on the Lord’s forty days in the Judaean wilderness in preparation for his public ministry, is the preeminent moment in the Church’s year of grace for the purification of memory — especially our memories of the successes and failures of living missionary discipleship since Pentecost 2024 closed last year’s season of paschal celebration. CommentaryThe Catholic DifferenceWar in Ukraine Russia’s sacrilegious war on Ukraine George WeigelFebruary 13, 20255 min read Those responsible for devising U.S. foreign policy should recognize how that train wreck helps define Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine, even as it conditions any resolution of the war worthy of the name “peace.” CommentaryHealth CareRespect LifeThe Catholic Difference Catholics, Hippocrates, and reforming American medicine George WeigelFebruary 6, 20255 min read The willful participation of physicians and other medical professionals in the practice of abortion flatly contradicts the Hippocratic Oath — long the moral framework for sound medical practice — in its original form. BooksCommentaryThe Catholic Difference Books for Christmas – 2024 George WeigelDecember 11, 20245 min read In the spirit of happy browsing, here are some suggestions for Christmas book-giving (not “gifting”!) at a historical moment that needs equal doses of realism and hope. 2024 ElectionCommentaryThe Catholic Difference Hard times coming, whoever wins George WeigelOctober 30, 20244 min read Given an ever-darkening international landscape and the pandering of both parties to our baser instincts, the realistic conclusion is that whoever wins the White House, hard times are coming. CommentarySchoolsThe Catholic Difference Keeping (or making) Catholic education great George WeigelSeptember 26, 20244 min read An authentic Catholic education is imbued with a Catholic worldview throughout the curriculum. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 6 Next