How to Resist the New Totalitarianism
by Francis X. MaierHelen Alvaré's new book is an extremely helpful aid in understanding the root of today’s legal battles over the nature and limits of religious freedom. Continue Reading »
Ireland’s Next Referendum
by John DugganCatholic Ireland's battle against the de-Catholicizing of her Constitution is coming to an end.
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The Dereliction of Europe’s Religious Buildings
by Itxu DíazMany old churches are being neglected in Europe, but some organizations are undertaking measures to preserve those that remain. Continue Reading »
The G20 Gets Religion
by Mary Ann GlendonThe two days of discussions began with a frank acknowledgment that religion has all too often been a source of, or a pretext for, conflict in today’s increasingly interdependent world. Continue Reading »
Confusion and Its Cost
by Francis X. MaierOne of the lessons taught by the past is that conflict in matters of faith, at both the personal and cultural levels, can have the effect of a wrecking ball. Continue Reading »
Diminished Bishops, the New Ultramontanism, and the Synodal Process
by George WeigelIs Vatican II’s achievement in reaffirming the authority of bishops being undercut by the current preparatory process for the “Synod on Synodality” of 2023 and 2024? Continue Reading »
Bishops As Bureaucrats?
by Thomas G. GuarinoWe have briefly reviewed the issue of papal/episcopal jurisdiction in order to think about Pope Francis’s removal of the bishop of Arecibo. Continue Reading »
President Biden, Archbishop Paglia, and the Mortification of the Church
by George WeigelPresident Biden's claims to being fully Catholic are an embarrassment for the Church due to his vehement advocacy for abortion. Continue Reading »
Sacramentals and Spooks
by Eleanor Bourg NicholsonModern Halloween seems, however, to operate like anti-Catholicism of the British Victorian period, potentially leading to a backward proto-evangelization. Continue Reading »
Cardinal Zen on Trial
by Tim BuschIf Cardinal Zen is imprisoned, we should castigate Communist China with one breath—then ask what Beijing is thinking with the next. Continue Reading »
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