Betsy DeVos and the Bishops
by Thomas G. GuarinoBetsy 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 »
Pope Francis and the Youth
by P. J. SmithThe preparatory document for the 2018 Synod on Young People ignores the many young Catholics today who are hungry for tradition and beauty. Continue Reading »
A Hillarian Lesson for Church Leaders
by George WeigelHillary Clinton still doesn’t get that she was the reason she lost. Continue Reading »
Hey, Joe!
by Carl R. TruemanAll American Christians need the Roman Catholic bishops to take a strong, public stand against politicians like Joe Biden who openly mock the teaching of the Church to which they claim to belong. Continue Reading »
European Reconciliation
by Filip MazurczakCurrently, visitors to the Vatican Museums in Rome have the opportunity to visit an exhibition devoted to Cardinal Bolesław Kominek (1903-1974), aptly titled “Europe’s Forgotten Founding Father.” The author of the “Pastoral Letter of the Polish Bishops to Their German Brothers,” sent . . . . Continue Reading »
Synod on the Family
by R. R. RenoThe following is a preview segment of R. R. Reno's “The Public Square” from our upcoming November issue. Another segment can be found here. A group of bishops from around the world gathers in Rome this week. The synod’s topic is the family. But the underlying issue is . . . . Continue Reading »
Deutsche Kirche, Inc.
by Hans FeichtingerIn the run-up to this fall’s Synod on the Family, we’ve been hearing a lot from the German bishops. They argue that church teaching and discipline must be informed by Lebenswirklichkeit, the reality of life. The Church should engage “the reality of human beings and of the world,” they say, . . . . Continue Reading »
An Appeal
by David S. Crawford and Stephan KampowskiAn Instrumentum laboris (working paper) was prepared for the XIV Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and published on June 23, 2015. It covers a range of topics germane to the Synod’s theme of the family. Paragraph 137 addresses a key document of the modern Magisterium, Humanae Vitae, in a . . . . Continue Reading »
The Joy of the Gospel and the Gospel of Life
by Charles J. ChaputArchbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., spoke to the national Religion Newswriters Association on Aug. 28, in preparation for the World Meeting of Families 2015 in Philadelphia. He took part in a panel sponsored by the Knights of Columbus on the impending papal visit to the United States. His . . . . Continue Reading »
The Deeper Issue at the Synod
by George WeigelLooking back on the controversy that preceded Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical, Humanae Vitae, I get the impression that there was an even deeper issue in play than the question of the morally appropriate means to regulate human fertility. Underneath that debate, another issue was being contested: How should Catholics do moral theology? Continue Reading »
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