Pity the satirist: He labors under a double burden. There is, first and foremost, the need to be funny. Whatever kind of laughter the satirist conjures—whether it be queasy or full-out—the jokes have to land. Comedians have no safety net, and the ground is hard-packed. Then there is the . . . . Continue Reading »
German Catholic leaders seem determined to create a nominally Catholic form of liberal Protestantism. Continue Reading »
“Churchmanship” connotes a crucial truth: The Church is Christ’s, not ours. Continue Reading »
Nary a public word has been spoken by Vatican diplomacy about the brutality of the Chinese communist regime. Continue Reading »
Modernity does not just refer to the time in which we happen to live, the era that follows the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Those who first recognized themselves as modern defined themselves self-consciously over against the ages that preceded them, though few probably grasped in its fullness . . . . Continue Reading »
In The River of the Immaculate Conception, James Matthew Wilson confirms his vocation as a public poet. Commissioned by the Benedict XVI Institute, this poem sequence of seven parts leads us through the lives of St. Juan Diego, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Père Marquette, with interludes on . . . . Continue Reading »
The reform of the priesthood begins with deeper conversion to Jesus Christ and the gospel. Continue Reading »
Faced with pressure to signal openness to “change,” Francis showed steadfast commitment to the spiritual wisdom of the Latin Church. Continue Reading »
Good Things Out of Nazareth, a collection of previously unpublished letters, is a powerful reminder of the intensity of Flannery O’Connor’s Catholic faith. Continue Reading »
The Synodal Way is the culmination of a long history of German alienation from authentic Church renewal. Continue Reading »
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