Vows Broken
by Anna Bonta MorelandThe clergy as a corporate body has acted like an unfaithful spouse. Continue Reading »
Devout Catholics and Secular Progressives
by Robert P. GeorgeIf secular progressives can identify as “devout Catholics,” then surely I can identify as a “secular progressive.” Continue Reading »
Rediscovering the Reality of the Eucharist
by George WeigelTeaching the truth of the Eucharist is a task for this moment, turning plague time into a time of renewed faith in the wonder of what we are offered in holy communion. Continue Reading »
AM[D]G
by George WeigelJesuit secondary education is unlikely to produce leaders if its self-presentation brackets God. Continue Reading »
Balderdash on the Tiber
by George WeigelThe John Paul II Institute has been hijacked by a new pack of Vandals conducting a new sack of Rome. Continue Reading »
Cardinal Pell, Scapegoat
by Matthew SchmitzThe conviction of Cardinal George Pell is an outrage—the case against him could not be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Continue Reading »
Burying Benedict
by Matthew SchmitzThough Benedict is still living, Francis is trying to bury him. Continue Reading »
Francis’s Argentine Letter and the Proper Response
by Elliot MilcoThe real problem with the Argentine norms is their deviation from this larger and more fundamental principle: that grace truly sanctifies and liberates, and that baptized Christians are always free to fulfill the moral law, even when they fail to do so. Jesus Christ holds us to this standard in the Gospel. It is presumptuous of Francis—however benign his intentions—to decide that his version of “mercy” trumps that given by God himself. Continue Reading »
Spotlight on the Vulnerable
by Philip LawlerAny major American newspaper would immediately fire a reporter who was caught using composite characters or inventing quotations for his stories. Hollywood naturally plays by different rules. A film “based on” a true story is considered acceptable; “recreated” dialogue is the norm. We expect . . . . Continue Reading »
Mary, Mother of All
by Mollie Ziegler HemingwayMy children shower me with affection, so I have no real reason to go fishing for more love. But I do it anyway. The problem is, when I ask if they love Mommy or Daddy more, they always insist that they love us equally. Sometimes I load the question the way political pollsters do: “Daddy has been . . . . Continue Reading »
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