P. J. Smith

On Thursday, the CDF released a letter to the Catholic bishops of the world entitled Placuit Deo. Continue Reading »

Pope Francis's new apostolic letter offers a window into how he sees the process of retirement from high office in the Church. Continue Reading »

The more the present day is marked by noise about ephemera, the more the silence of Benedict XVI becomes profound in contrast.  Continue Reading »

Francis's defense of Bishop Barros poses a serious challenge to the pope’s image.  Continue Reading »

Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae, which turns fifty this year, is the foundation of the Church’s uncompromising pro-life position. Continue Reading »

Francis’s remarks at his annual Christmas greeting this year show he is taking personal responsibility for the reform of the Curia. Continue Reading »

An interview with Peter Kwasniewski, a professor at Wyoming Catholic College and author of A Reader in Catholic Social Teaching. Continue Reading »

The preparatory document for the 2018 Synod on Young People ignores the many young Catholics today who are hungry for tradition and beauty.  Continue Reading »

Recently, bishops have been urging a return to Evangelii gaudium in order to understand Francis. Is this an attempt to hit the reset button on Francis’s pontificate?  Continue Reading »

Pope Francis recently declared that the death penalty is “per se contrary to the Gospel”—but this statement is flatly untraditional according to Church history. Continue Reading »