LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2019: #7

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

At Synod-2019, some are mounting another assault on the Catholic practice of admitting only men to Holy Orders.  Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2019

Poland Polarized

by Filip Mazurczak

Polish society continues to reject the neoliberal economic policies of previous governments. But it is as painfully polarized as ever.
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18 Oct 2019

The Amazon Synod Is a Sign of the Times

by Douglas Farrow

The kairos, the culture of encounter, being lauded in the Pan-Amazon Synod is a Bergoglian kairos and culture.  Continue Reading »

17 Oct 2019

Historical Clarity and Today’s Catholic Contentions

by George Weigel

Contrary to both traditionalist and progressive misconceptions, Catholicism was not a placid institution, free of controversy and contention, prior to Vatican II.  Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2019

Letters From the Synod–2019: #5

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

A lot of the ideas dominating the synod’s first ten days seem to have been exported from western Europe—including an almost apocalyptic concern for “Mother/Sister Earth,” and a consequent squeamishness about proposing Jesus Christ as Lord and Redeemer. Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2019

Letters From the Synod–2019: #3

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The “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 »

11 Oct 2019

A New Saint on St. Stephen's Green

by Dermot Quinn

Ireland needs a devotional revolution and the inspiration of John Henry Newman.  Continue Reading »

10 Oct 2019

Humble John Henry Newman

by Carl R. Trueman

For all of his intellectual brilliance, John Henry Newman had a humble concern for ordinary people. Continue Reading »

9 Oct 2019

What Kind of “Believers”?

by George Weigel

Much of the Catholic Church in Germany is in a de facto state of schism.  Continue Reading »

9 Oct 2019

Letters From the Synod-2019: #1

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The Amazon Synod will expose theological and doctrinal tensions within Catholicism that have roiled the Church for the past half-century. Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2019