The woke revolutionaries get the headlines. A psychologist speaking at Yale fantasizes about killing “white people.” Princeton’s classics department eliminates Latin and Greek as requirements for undergraduate majors. The media bombard us with warnings about “white supremacy.” It’s easy . . . . Continue Reading »
The Irish police force has fined Fr. Hughes €500 for saying Mass in public, and he refuses to pay it. Continue Reading »
After public witness on the city streets, a big media push, and a petition signed by thousands of Catholics, San Francisco has finally lifted unfair restrictions on public worship. Continue Reading »
My spiritual life is the most important aspect of my being, and the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of my faith—yet it was deemed less essential than daycare. Continue Reading »
It is possible that the pandemic, rather than leading to uniform religious revival, will increase the piety of some but weaken that of others. Continue Reading »
Peter Baldacchino, bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, became the first American bishop to lift a ban on public attendance at Mass. Continue Reading »
That the Church should suspend public masses temporarily is defensible as the most reasonable course of action given the unpredictable nature of the coronavirus. Continue Reading »
Figures in politics and media are incognizant of how much religion plays a part in people's well-being. Continue Reading »
I have yet to learn how asking everyone to remain at home at Easter is an extraordinary measure proper to the Church. Continue Reading »
If online Mass becomes a regular practice over the course of months, it could subtly undermine the local, communal, and cultic dimensions of Catholic worship. Continue Reading »
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