A Little Wisdom From Bernard
by Charles J. ChaputNo pontificate is well served when its promoters show contempt and belligerence toward perceived enemies. Continue Reading »
No pontificate is well served when its promoters show contempt and belligerence toward perceived enemies. Continue Reading »
Receiving the Eucharist is a statement of one’s full communion with the Church. Making that clear, by instruction if possible and disciplinary action if necessary, is a pastoral obligation. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis has chosen Fr. Martin for the role of interpreter. That’s significant, and bears noting when evaluating the ministry of Fr. Martin—and of Pope Francis. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis is roused by something that troubles him: the tradition of the Church. Continue Reading »
The recent apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes was theologically incoherent, pastorally divisive, unnecessary, cruel. Continue Reading »
The old Mass has been done down by new technology. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis seems to have weaponized the Latin Mass in the very act of suppressing it. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis is not—as the American media would have it—a relativist softie. He is staunchly pro-life. Continue Reading »
The Church is bound—and liberated—by her apostolic faith. The Pope, as the visible source and foundation of unity, must hold fast to that faith. Continue Reading »
The Bishop of Rome as successor of Peter constitutes the principle of unity, which can only be realized by one person. Continue Reading »