Priesthood

Thou Art a Priest Forever

James Carroll can point to a diseased and depraved priesthood, but he has no awareness of its healthy state, no comprehension of its authentic purpose. Continue Reading »

20 May 2019

I’m grateful to you for getting in touch. Many people today would no doubt think you are strange for considering the priesthood, given the cloud that hangs over the Church. Others might congratulate you for heroism. Actually, both reactions are excessive. For a Catholic young man who is fervent in . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2019

Letters from the Vatican: #4

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The fourth in a series of reports from the Vatican’s meeting on the sexual abuse crisis. Continue Reading »

22 Feb 2019

“Synodality” and the Rome Abuse Summit

by George Weigel

There is no single reform template that will address different forms of clerical sexual misconduct in quite diverse circumstances Continue Reading »

20 Feb 2019

Pope Francis's Warning

by Charlotte Allen

One way to eliminate gay culture in the clergy is to eliminate from the very beginning those who might be inclined to participate in it. Continue Reading »

13 Dec 2018

Getting Formation Right

by Rev. Thomas V. Berg

I heard a bishop recently describe what his formation team does at his seminary: “They’re there and they keep an eye on the guys.” And I cringed. Priests assigned to seminary formation are not hallway monitors. They are intended to be mentors, teachers, and guides—nuances all captured in . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2018

Restoring Trust

by J. D. Flynn

The 2018 Fall General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops may be one of the most important meetings in the history of American Catholicism. Continue Reading »

9 Nov 2018