Clerical abuse crisis

The Terror of Goodbye

The prospect of mortality shakes even the firmest faith. Continue Reading »

18 Jul 2019

I heard a bishop recently describe what his formation team does at his seminary: “They’re there and they keep an eye on the guys.” And I cringed. Priests assigned to seminary formation are not hallway monitors. They are intended to be mentors, teachers, and guides—nuances all captured in . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2018

Catholicism After 2018

by R. R. Reno

Theodore McCarrick has been stripped of his status as cardinal for pursuing young men throughout his clerical career. “Uncle Ted” liked to take his “nephews” to bed with him. The public revelations of this fact evoked outrage. It was not so much that a churchman sinned as that he did so . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2018

The Problem of Sexually Active Priests

by Rev. Thomas V. Berg

One fact that has been overlooked for too long is the connection between priests who abuse minors and priests who are sexually active with adults. Continue Reading »

23 Jul 2018

Pope Francis Regrets

by P. J. Smith

Francis's defense of Bishop Barros poses a serious challenge to the pope’s image. Continue Reading »

24 Jan 2018

Il caso contro il Cardinal Pell

by Julia Yost

An Italian translation of Julia Yost's recent article “The Case Against Cardinal Pell.” Continue Reading »

3 Jul 2017

Pope Francis’s Achilles Heel

by William Doino Jr.

The pope’s deepest problems are the result of self-inflicted wounds. Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2017

“Death Poured Out of His Mouth along with the Gospel”

by Michael West

After years of controversy over the mishandling of sexual predators among the priests of his archdiocese, Archbishop of Minneapolis-St. Paul John Nienstedt resigned last June. Now facing criminal prosecution, the diocese is legally bankrupt. These are among the precipitating events of Zach Czaia’s first book of poems, Saint Paul Lives Here (In Minnesota). . . . Continue Reading »

18 Apr 2016