Attack of the Bots!

EDITORIAL

Pieter Vree

Last year, the NOR came under attack. Who was responsible remains a mystery, but truth be told, we’ve yanked a lot of chains over the years.

Letters to the Editor: October 2018

A Heretical Authority?... A Refreshing “Apology”... Out of Islam... A Vengeful God?... Ellul’s Hope... Our Nation’s Open Wounds

The News You May Have Missed

These Aren’t the Zebras You’re Looking For... Life Imitates Bart... PepsiCo’s Plastophobia... See Me Pee in Gay Paree... A Star Is Reborn... Cuddlier Cops... Compassion by Compulsion... Not Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll... Sex & the Ciudad... Cold Dogs... Milk of Human Creation... Californias on My Mind... Tiny Transportation... Twin Brides for Twin Brothers

An Exclusive Interview with Karl A. Schultz On the Canonization of Pope Paul VI

THE CHURCH’S SUFFERING SERVANT

Karl A. Schultz

Paul VI was arguably the most influential — and assailed — Catholic of the 20th century. His impact on the Church was unparalleled, due to the time of his reign.

The Weight of Anchises

WHAT DOES PIETAS REQUIRE?

Jake Neu

A descendant of the South asks: How do we properly reckon with our own families’ participation in historical racial injustice?

Why American Politics Marginalizes Catholic Voters

SEARCHING FOR A CATHOLIC THEO-POLITICAL CONSENSUS

Kenneth Colston

American Catholics must be careful not to be more American than Catholic, especially since American politics is essentially Protestant.

At Last, a Reckoning?

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

Archbishop Viganò has cracked open the Vatican cone of silence and exposed what might be a Church-wide cover-up of McCarrick’s crimes.

Humanae Vitae: A Manual for Better Sex?

REVERT'S ROSTRUM

Casey Chalk

Much popular Catholic literature on NFP is utilitarian, claiming that obeying Church teaching results in a happier, more exciting bedroom experience.

Emblem of an Exhausted Era

CULTURAL COUNTERPOINT

Jason M. Morgan

"Novitiate" is a film to be expected at the bitter, burnt-out end of the sexual revolution. It is not so much a movie as a cry for help.

On the Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. By Christopher Marlowe.

LITERATURE MATTERS

Michael S. Rose

Once Faustus takes possession of Mephistophilis as his servant, it becomes apparent that the Devil isn’t so much serving as manipulating him.

Briefly Reviewed

Target Africa: Ideological Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century