Sightings Articles

Papal Fallibility
Commentary prompted by the recent death of emeritus Pope Benedict XVI unsurprisingly indexes the usual binaries of sensationalized speculation.
January 4, 2023

Liberalism’s Faith
On Maggie Nelson, the free exchange of ideas that fundamentalists fear, and the faith that must ground any tenable liberalism
November 11, 2021

Pope Francis And The Jewish Law (Torah)
Pope Francis accepts Vatican II's Nostra Aetate, but has yet to fully extricate himself from two millennia's teachings of contempt
October 14, 2021

The Legacy of Hans Küng
Remembering a theologian who was unafraid of rocking the boat
April 19, 2021

Catholicism and its Disconnects
The most recent Papal encyclical highlights longstanding fault lines in contemporary Catholicism
November 16, 2020

The Problem with Calling Amy Coney Barrett Too Catholic
The tendentious historical origins of American Catholic Conservatism
October 29, 2020

A Summer Correspondence
The decision to rename a dormitory reveals the fragility of historical nuance
September 21, 2020

When a Vow Turns Out to be... a Vow: ‘Fleabag’
Exploring religion's leading role in the hit television series “Fleabag”
April 20, 2020

By the Grace of ... God?
How a recent film raises important questions about Catholic sacramental theology in light of the Church's sex abuse scandal