Contrary to both traditionalist and progressive misconceptions, Catholicism was not a placid institution, free of controversy and contention, prior to Vatican II. Continue Reading »
The current crisis in the global Church is not the worst crisis in Catholic history, but it is bad enough. Nor is it confined to the scandals of clerical sexual abuse and malfeasant Church leadership, though those scandals crystallize its meaning and implications. Today’s crisis must be properly . . . . Continue Reading »
Several years ago, I came across some odd volumes of the journal of Julien Green in a Paris secondhand shop. I had never heard of him, but a few minutes’ browsing convinced me not only to buy the books but to track down the others—which proved to be nineteen volumes altogether. (Even . . . . Continue Reading »
Featuring Father Thomas Guarino on his book The Disputed Teachings of Vatican II: Continuity and Reversal in Catholic Doctrine. Continue Reading »
By canonizing John XXIII, John Paul II, and Paul VI, Pope Francis is embracing Vatican II and the changes it wrought. Continue Reading »
For a lay-led investigation to be successful, it must get full buy-in and continual cooperation from the bishops. Continue Reading »
Una Voce: The History of the Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce by leo darroch gracewing, 504 pages, $35 In 1965, Evelyn Waugh wrote to the archbishop of Westminster of the growing tide of liturgical changes: “Every attendance at Mass leaves me without comfort or edification. I shall . . . . Continue Reading »
For all the challenges it faces, the Church in the U.S. is in far better condition to withstand the turbulence of the moment than it was forty years ago. Continue Reading »
The Church of Christ: A Collection of Essays by Monsignor Joseph C. Fenton by joseph clifford fenton edited with an introduction by christian d. washburn cluny, 362 pages, $25.95 Laying the Foundation: A Handbook of Catholic Apologetics and Fundamental Theology by joseph clifford fenton . . . . Continue Reading »
Germain Gabriel Grisez, a man of the Church and one of the greatest thinkers of our age, passed away on February 1. Continue Reading »
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