The New Ultramontanism and the Dissing of Vatican II
by George WeigelAny attempts to install a Catholic Lite version of Vatican II will ultimately fail, but much pastoral damage will be done in the interim.
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On the Death of Benedict XVI
by Martin MosebachThe “hermeneutic of continuity” might have remained on the level of theory, had Benedict XVI not drawn from it one practical consequence. Continue Reading »
Padre Pio Saved My Life
by Jayd HenricksShia LaBeouf speaks with raw, unassuming language about the transforming grace of conversion. The actor is drawn to the old Mass because of its intrinsic merits. Continue Reading »
The Living Branch of the Traditional Latin Mass
by Christopher RuddyOn July 22, the cardinal issued his long-anticipated decree on the implementation of Pope Francis’s 2021 motu proprio Traditionis Custodes in the Archdiocese of Washington. Continue Reading »
The Future of the Latin Mass in D.C.
by Evan MyersSetting debates about the virtues and vices of the TLM aside, Cardinal Gregory’s decision will have serious, real-world consequences for parochial life in D.C. Continue Reading »
Spendthrift Theology
by R. R. RenoLast summer saw the promulgation of Traditionis Custodes, a motu proprio that limited the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass. In December, the Vatican issued clarifications of those limits. I’m not a canon lawyer, so I won’t go into the details. It’s sufficient to say . . . . Continue Reading »
Undercutting Vatican II to Defend Vatican II?
by George WeigelThe overbearing micro-management of the Traditional Latin Mass comes perilously close to undercutting the teaching on episcopal authority laid down by the very council Traditionis Custodes and Archbishop Roche claim to defend. Continue Reading »
The Old Evangelization
by Bronwen McSheaAs a historian who studies missionaries, I am sometimes asked by my fellow Catholics: How did the Church think about evangelization in the past compared to the present? Typically it is clear that they regard one age as wiser than the other. The more progressively inclined assume that . . . . Continue Reading »
The Latin Mass
by R. R. RenoIn mid-July, Pope Francis issued Traditionis Custodes, a motu proprio concerning what’s popularly known as the Latin Mass. A motu proprio functions in papal administration much as do executive orders in our government. The aim of this papal directive is to curtail the . . . . Continue Reading »
Why the Novus Ordo Needs Gregorian Chant
by John T. KnowlesWhile the liturgy wars rage, the litigants do little about a glaring problem: People are leaving our communities of worship. Continue Reading »
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