Thomas G. Guarino

The bishops’ most urgent obligation is to achieve principled consistency—according to the canons of natural justice and Catholic doctrine—concerning the priesthood of Jesus Christ.   Continue Reading »

The archbishop of New Orleans is seeking to laicize all clergy who have been removed from ministry because of credible accusations of sex abuse. Continue Reading »

The Dallas Charter is a sterling example of poor theology resulting from good intentions. Continue Reading »

Catholic universities should approach diversity initiatives with caution. Continue Reading »

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception affirms that Mary's privileged status is due to Christ alone, Christus solus. Continue Reading »

Betsy DeVos is reforming the process for handling campus rape accusations. The Dallas Charter—the guidelines for dealing with priestly sexual abuse—is in similar need of reform. Continue Reading »

The Spadaro-Figueroa piece in La Civiltà Cattolica last July offers an opportunity to reflect on the foundational theological principles of ecumenism. Continue Reading »

Recently, I came across an essay by Professor Cathleen Kaveny, published in Commonweal magazine, criticizing Fr. Richard John Neuhaus for sowing division among members of the Body of Christ. Her charge is that—for political reasons—Neuhaus was more interested in forging alliances with . . . . Continue Reading »

From the introduction to Evangelicals and Catholics Together at Twenty: Vital Statements on Contested Topics (Brazos, 2015), edited by Timothy George and Thomas G. Guarino, with foreword by George Weigel, and prefaces by Timothy Cardinal Dolan and J.I Packer. This volume contains the nine public . . . . Continue Reading »

By now, virtually everyone has heard of the Rolling Stone fiasco, with its explosive article, “A Rape on Campus,” having been unmasked as deeply flawed. Although the magazine featured a long story about campus sexual assault, the police found no evidence to substantiate the allegations of rape at the University of Virginia. Perhaps fewer are familiar with the case of Alan Dershowitz, the well-known Harvard Law professor who tells his own frightening story of a false accusation. Dershowitz’s reputation for integrity, built over the course of a lifetime, was recently threatened by an uncorroborated allegation of sex with an underage woman. While that accusation has now been stricken from the record, Dershowitz notes that “you can’t unring a bell.” His sterling career and good name having been called into question. Continue Reading »