A vignette from Victorian England offers a good starting point for thinking about the current state of the Western civilizational project. The place: the village of Olton in England’s West Midlands. The date: October 2, 1873. The occasion: the dedication of a new Catholic seminary, St. . . . . Continue Reading »
Ever since the ’60s, the theologian-pope has argued that the Church should make the most of contemporary culture. Continue Reading »
The International Eucharistic Congress was a statement about the rebirth of Hungary and the persistence of faith. Continue Reading »
The Church is bound—and liberated—by her apostolic faith. The Pope, as the visible source and foundation of unity, must hold fast to that faith. Continue Reading »
The Bishop of Rome as successor of Peter constitutes the principle of unity, which can only be realized by one person. Continue Reading »
The Catholicism with a future is the Catholicism of the Second Vatican Council. Continue Reading »
Recent papal history suggests that certain qualities are needed in the Bishop of Rome at this turbulent period in history. Continue Reading »
Books like this are rare. The Pope Who Would Be King is one of the few publications that has made me commit a mortal sin—that of envy. I wish I could tell a story in such a colorful and lively way. Unlike David Kertzer’s tendentious works on Pius XI and Mussolini, I found myself . . . . Continue Reading »
“Churchmanship” connotes a crucial truth: The Church is Christ’s, not ours. Continue Reading »
A spectre is haunting the preparations for next month’s Amazon Synod: the spectre of John Henry Newman. Continue Reading »
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