Vatican II and the World
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, George Weigel joins the podcast to discuss his new book, To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II. Continue Reading »
Eucharistic Revival
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas joins the podcast to discuss his recent article, “What’s Really Needed for a ‘Eucharistic Revival?’” Continue Reading »
Letters from Rome: #3
by George WeigelWhen the Church solemnly commits Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to the Lord at the funeral Mass today, the curtain will come down on one of the most important and fruitful eras in two millennia of Catholic intellectual life. Continue Reading »
Letters from Rome: #2
by George WeigelThe Joseph Ratzinger I knew for thirty-five years was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete. Continue Reading »
Benedict XVI, Disciple
by Thomas G. GuarinoIt is rare that the Church is graced with a pope who is both a world-class theologian and an intensely spiritual pastor. Continue Reading »
Get Real
by Jennifer A. FreyIn the mid-1980s, the Catholic philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe drew up a syllabus of errors, which she delivered—rather appropriately—in Rome, to a group of moral theologians. Her syllabus consisted of twenty theses, commonly held by her fellow analytic philosophers, that she deemed . . . . Continue Reading »
The German Crisis, the World Church, and Pope Francis
by George WeigelGerman Catholicism is often said to be in a de facto schism. That is an inadequate description. The German Catholicism manifest in the documents of the Synodal Path is in apostasy. Continue Reading »
Books for Christmas—2022
by George WeigelHere's a list of several greats, ranging from baseball to theology, that would grace any Christmas tree. Continue Reading »
Unintended Consequences
by George Cardinal PellThere probably will never be a consensus on Vatican II and its legacy: to what extent it channeled the Holy Spirit, and how much its implementation was hijacked by the world, the flesh, and the devil. But all those who read George Weigel’s fine new book, whatever their points of view, will find . . . . Continue Reading »
Diminished Bishops, the New Ultramontanism, and the Synodal Process
by George WeigelIs Vatican II’s achievement in reaffirming the authority of bishops being undercut by the current preparatory process for the “Synod on Synodality” of 2023 and 2024? Continue Reading »
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