George Weigel

Catholicism and Anglicanism: the end of an era

The theological gulf between Rome and Canterbury had become wider, not narrower, since Vatican II. An honest recognition of that fact might lead to a more fruitful, less fantasy-driven theological dialogue, as well as to new and intriguing historical explorations of just what the English Reformation entailed, back in the 16th century.

By George Weigel | October 21, 2009; 09:01 AM ET | Comments (35)

Latin Days are Here Again?

Is Pope Benedict XVI determined to restore the Latin Mass that many Catholics thought had been consigned to the dustbin of history?

By George Weigel | June 19, 2008; 09:22 AM ET | Comments (0)

Science, the (Sometimes Unruly) Child of Biblical Faith

"Inherit the Wind" has thoroughly confused our understanding of the relationship between biblical faith and the emergence of modern science.

By George Weigel | October 26, 2007; 09:47 AM ET | Comments (80)

A Difference That Matters

Other world religions conceive God, and our relationship to God, very differently.

By George Weigel | October 17, 2007; 07:26 AM ET | Comments (29)

The Problem Isn't Generic "Religious Extremism"

We ought to pray for the conversion of the hearts and minds of our jihadist enemies. I've heard very few such prayers these past six years.

By George Weigel | September 14, 2007; 07:16 AM ET | Comments (82)

Old News, Ancient Experiences

There is no contradiction between faith and questioning, or between faith and a sense of spiritual aridness.

By George Weigel | August 29, 2007; 06:57 AM ET | Comments (41)

One Body, Imperfect Parts

To those for whom religious "preference" is of no more consequence than any other lifestyle choice -- something like Saab or Volvo, Nationals or Orioles, medium-rare or rare, chardonnay or chablis -- the recent document from the Vatican's Congregation for...

By George Weigel | July 18, 2007; 08:34 AM ET | Comments (64)

If I May Suggest Some Reading

This question can't be answered briefly.

By George Weigel | January 13, 2007; 01:17 PM ET | Comments (898)

By George Weigel | January 10, 2007; 06:00 AM ET | Comments (747)

Living As if God Really Did Exist

A promising dialogue is one that begins from the common premise that a human being is not the random product of 'galactic biochemistry.'

By George Weigel | December 28, 2006; 06:05 PM ET | Comments (65)

Some Muslims Want Dialogue with Pope

Benedict XVI, at Regensburg, identified questions that are of concern to the whole world – and thus opened the door to a real dialogue, not an exchange of euphemisms and banalities.We should hope for the same in Turkey this week

By George Weigel | November 27, 2006; 07:30 PM ET | Comments (783)

Real Conversation is Truth-Centered Conversation

Tolerance doesn’t mean ignoring differences, as if differences didn’t matter. It means engaging differences, in the calm confidence that everything that is genuinely true ultimately directs us toward the God who is the world’s source and the world’s destination.

By George Weigel | November 15, 2006; 02:55 PM ET | Comments (8)