George Weigel

When doctors imagine themselves deities who de facto know “what’s best” in difficult neo-natal cases, then the ethics of the ancient Hippocratic Oath seem to crumble. Continue Reading »

The Vatican is contemplating a move that would bring pressures to bear from the world media on the next papal conclave.  Continue Reading »

A letter from ten bishops urging the release of Jimmy Lai should encourage Catholics who care about the basic human rights of religious freedom, free speech, and freedom of the press. Continue Reading »

Anti-Semitism is usually a sign of social and cultural rot, and this latest outbreak of an ancient social disease is no exception.  Continue Reading »

The purpose of Vatican II was to lift the Church from a defensive crouch and turn the Church’s institutions into launch-platforms for mission. Synod-2023’s dominant vocabulary did not reflect that evangelical purpose. Continue Reading »

Over the past three weeks, it has become obvious that Synod-2023 is largely an assembly of Church professionals, and a narrow band of Church professionals at that.  Continue Reading »

If the call to “inclusivity” means blunting the sharp edges of the gospel, then that call is not a work of the Holy Spirit. Continue Reading »

The challenges of offering a decadent culture the healing medicine of the gospel have intensified since the Hartford Appeal. Continue Reading »

If Synod 2023 is to be a development of the Church’s authentic tradition, its discussions must take full account of these eleven Catholic moments since Vatican II. Continue Reading »

It would be helpful if the Holy See would be more publicly assertive in its defense of embattled Catholic communities in India, although the continued kowtow to China does not induce much hope. Continue Reading »