Topics

Overcoming the Evils of Ecclesial Division

REVERT'S ROSTRUM

Casey Chalk

January-February 2020

The robust friendship of 20th-century Swiss theologians Karl Barth and Hans Urs von Balthasar offers a different approach to ecumenical dialogue.

VIEW ARTICLE

All Catholics Should Major in Double E

THE EUCHARIST AND THE EPISCOPACY ARE MUTUALLY REINFORCING

Casey Chalk

September 2019

The Eucharist without the episcopacy is invalid. The episcopacy without the Eucharist is more or less useless. The two are mutually reinforcing.

VIEW ARTICLE

A Tree Grows in St. Louis

ONE HOME IS A GATEWAY TO CATHOLICISM

Casey Chalk

June 2019

A remarkable family and their little spiritual oasis in the Gateway to the West have become, as divine fate would have it, a gateway to Catholicism.

VIEW ARTICLE

Judaism’s Nonlinear History of Monotheism

THE ISRAELITES WERE EVER DRAWN TOWARD IDOLS

Casey Chalk

April 2019

The historical moment when Judaism seemed most alive, its pieties and devotions most ubiquitous, was the moment God required an expanded understanding and vision of His nature.

VIEW ARTICLE

Learning the Meaning of Longsuffering

REVERT'S ROSTRUM

Casey Chalk

January-February 2019

We all suffer together, we members of the mystical body of Christ. Our every act of virtue contributes to the glory of Christ’s Church.

VIEW ARTICLE

The Strange Magnetism of Virtual Fisticuffs

REVERT'S ROSTRUM

Casey Chalk

November 2018

What happens when a fairly obscure writer picks a fight with a Christian YouTube celebrity who has over 200,000 followers?

VIEW ARTICLE

Humanae Vitae: A Manual for Better Sex?

REVERT'S ROSTRUM

Casey Chalk

October 2018

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

VIEW ARTICLE

Sign-Stealing of the Times

REVERT'S ROSTRUM

Casey Chalk

The Astros’ recent cheating was unfair, it ruined professional careers, and has tarnished the integrity of baseball.

VIEW ARTICLE