Somebody Needs To Be Dad
by Francis X. MaierThe extraordinary fact of Catholic life in the United States is not the few bishops who humiliate us so bitterly, but the many who do the job so well. Continue Reading »
Ever Ancient, Ever New
by Bryan KernsThe challenges rending the Church today are strikingly similar to those of centuries ago. Continue Reading »
What to Know About the Synodal Way
by Hans FeichtingerSadly, the German bishops want to “reform” first and evangelize later. Continue Reading »
An Open Letter to the Bishops of France
by Edouard HussonMasses without the faithful will soon lead to a country without Masses. Continue Reading »
Doubling Down On a Bad Deal
by George WeigelNary a public word has been spoken by Vatican diplomacy about the brutality of the Chinese communist regime. Continue Reading »
As the Synodal Way Begins
by Hans FeichtingerThe Synodal Way is the culmination of a long history of German alienation from authentic Church renewal. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis and the American Bishops
by Philip LawlerArchbishop Charles Chaput rose to decry any suggestion that the American bishops are at odds with Pope Francis at last week’s meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Continue Reading »
The “Synodality” Masquerade
by George WeigelOver the 50-plus years of its existence, no one has figured out how to make the Synod of Bishops really work. Continue Reading »
Fearlessness and the American Bishops in Rome
by George WeigelFor all its faults, the Catholic Church in the United States lives the New Evangelization better than any other local Church in the developed world. Continue Reading »
Letters From the Synod–2019: #3
Edited by Xavier Rynne IIThe “neo-colonialism” of dumbed-down expectations compounded by the imposition of First World preoccupations on Third World societies has been evident at Synod-2019. Continue Reading »
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