George Weigel is distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

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George Weigel
Our embarrassment at the present, rancid state of our politics calls us to a new resolve: to rebuild the public moral culture that can sustain a democratic politics capable of advancing both human flourishing and social solidarity. Continue Reading »
Father Zięba worked tirelessly to make John Paul’s thought and pastoral vision come alive in Polish Catholicism. Continue Reading »
Bishops who maintain the Church’s eucharistic integrity and coherence are not acting politically or punitively, but pastorally. Continue Reading »
No woman in America has to have an abortion; humane, life-affirming alternatives are available. Pro-life people must make those alternatives more visible in 2021. Continue Reading »
God is in charge: not the stars, the planets, or other impersonal forces. Continue Reading »
Attempts to defend the Vatican’s shameful reluctance to support beleaguered Chinese Catholics remain unpersuasive, even ludicrous. Continue Reading »
“Those Who Question the Sanctity of John Paul II Don’t Know What They’re Talking About”
From Web ExclusivesCardinal Camillo Ruini says reports of miracles—“and what miracles!”—were pouring into the Vicariate of Rome even before the canonization process began. Continue Reading »
Some suggestions for Christmastide book-giving. Continue Reading »
Death is a blessing because death is that “passover” at which we can offer back to God the life God had given us as a gift. Continue Reading »
McCarrick’s deceptions operated within a cultural matrix that enabled him to avoid the consequences of his depredations for decades. Continue Reading »
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