Why Vatican II Was Necessary
by George WeigelSome today think Vatican II was a big mistake, though examination reveals the opposite. Continue Reading »
John XXIII’s Original Intention for Vatican II
by George WeigelIs there anything new to be said about the Second Vatican Council? I think there is. And I hope to have said it in To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II, which has just been published by Basic Books. Continue Reading »
Aquinas at the Council
by Thomas G. GuarinoVatican II's heavy reliance on St. Thomas Aquinas is sadly often overlooked. Continue Reading »
Theology for the Long Haul
by Aidan NicholsRichard Malone, sometime director of the Doctrine Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, once approached a Catholic benefactor in the hope of a substantial donation for a fledgling theological institute. “Theology!” erupted the philanthropist. “It’s theology that got . . . . 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 »
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 »
The War of the Conciliar Succession, Continued
by George WeigelThe advocates of Catholic Lite, having lost the War of the Conciliar Succession theologically and needing a bogeyman to attack, now find it tactically useful to wildly exaggerate the number of conciliar rejectionists and their impact in the Church. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis Does Not Understand the American Church
by Jayd HenricksThe Holy Father says that he wants the Church to be a listening Church. If so, then he should be listening to a wide variety of voices in the U.S. before making claims that there are a significant number of Catholics in this country who reject Vatican II. Continue Reading »
Tradismatic Trentecostalism
by Clement J. HarroldSteubenville, Ohio, home to Franciscan University, is a small city on the banks of the Ohio River linking the Buckeye State with Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Like much of the Rust Belt, Steubenville has seen better days. But coinciding with economic downturn has been a spiritual renewal that . . . . Continue Reading »
Undercutting Vatican II to Defend Vatican II?
by George WeigelThe overbearing micro-management of the Traditional Latin Mass comes perilously close to undercutting the teaching on episcopal authority laid down by the very council Traditionis Custodes and Archbishop Roche claim to defend. Continue Reading »
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