When Being Affirming Isn't Loving
by Carl R. TruemanThe pope and Andy Stanley have developed a pastoral strategy in isolation from (and, arguably, in opposition to) traditional Christian teaching. Continue Reading »
Laudate Deum Barely Mentions Christ
by Francis X. MaierPope Francis seeks to speak a common ethical language to a very diverse global audience, but he ends up blessing the direction of mainstream opinion already stated well elsewhere. Continue Reading »
The Pope Visits Marseille
by Pierre ManentThe Church’s respect for the nations derives from her respect for human communities. Continue Reading »
Free and Conservative
by R. R. RenoAvik Roy and John Hood recently launched what they hope will be a movement, Freedom Conservatism. In consultation with others of like mind, they drafted a statement of principles. It’s available on their website, freedomconservatism.org. One can debate the principles and their formulations. . . . . Continue Reading »
Cleaning Up the Pope’s Mess
by Brian A. GraebeThe next pope’s task will be daunting, but he would do well, as he emerges from the Sistine Chapel, to keep first principles in mind: Protect the faith. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis and “Great Imperial Russia”
by Maciej DybowskiIt's useful to imagine different, more helpful things Pope Francis might have said about Russian history while addressing Catholic young people in Putin’s land. Continue Reading »
Why Does the Pope Dislike Me?
by Jayd HenricksDoes the Holy Father appreciate the extraordinary good that comes from U.S. Catholics? It seems no. Continue Reading »
Critics, Enemies, and the Difference
by Francis X. MaierCritics are not always enemies. Some speak out of love, even when their words are heated. Continue Reading »
Synodality and the Spirit of Truth
by Michael Hanby“Facts and great personages in world history occur, as it were, twice . . . the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” The Synod on Synodality seems destined to confirm Marx’s words (themselves a revision of Hegel). The tragedy arises from the deep theological and philosophical division . . . . Continue Reading »
The Pope of Peace
by Matthew SchmitzAmidst a war involving the world’s foremost nuclear powers, Pope Francis has been a lonely voice for peace. For his pains, he has been criticized by commenters on left and right and by leaders in both Russia and Ukraine. Yet he has continued to speak. There is a great deal at stake in whether the . . . . Continue Reading »
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