The G20 Gets Religion
by Mary Ann GlendonThe two days of discussions began with a frank acknowledgment that religion has all too often been a source of, or a pretext for, conflict in today’s increasingly interdependent world. Continue Reading »
Confusion and Its Cost
by Francis X. MaierOne of the lessons taught by the past is that conflict in matters of faith, at both the personal and cultural levels, can have the effect of a wrecking ball. Continue Reading »
Bishops As Bureaucrats?
by Thomas G. GuarinoWe have briefly reviewed the issue of papal/episcopal jurisdiction in order to think about Pope Francis’s removal of the bishop of Arecibo. Continue Reading »
Three Pontificates and Vatican II
by George WeigelIn To Sanctify the World, I suggest that the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI should be understood as one, continuous, thirty-five-year arc of conciliar interpretation. Continue Reading »
Evangelization: What and When?
by George WeigelSurveying the world Catholic scene today, there are several questions to be settled, if evangelization is to be fruitful in drawing others to, or back to, Christ. Continue Reading »
Finding the Bishops We Need
by George WeigelLay Catholics can be helpful in identifying potential bishops with the apostolic zeal, and with the personal qualities and skills needed to be a leader whom others are eager to follow. 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 »
Mother and Teacher
by Francis X. MaierGood leaders do, of course, listen to their people. In the Church, as in any family, they have the duty to know, respect, and love the persons in their care. But they’re leaders and guides, not followers or mere presiders. Continue Reading »
On Synods Then and Now
by Francis X. MaierThe synodal process the Church has embarked on—if done well, and honestly, and without the “hermeneutic of rupture” that has dogged Catholic life since Vatican II—can lead to a renewal of Christian faith. 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 »
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