Thoughts on the Instrumentum Laboris

by Charles J. Chaput

An enumeration of principal theological difficulties in the Instrumentum Laboris. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2018 0

You Are Peter

by Dan Hitchens

The papacy does not depend on the qualities of the men who take office. Continue Reading »

20 Sep 2018 0

Maintenance vs. Mission

by George Weigel

There is a new resolve among a critical mass of U.S. bishops to air out the McCarrick scandal. Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2018 0

A Letter From Young Clergy

by Various

A letter to the Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2018 0

Conjuring Pushkin

by Peter Wood

A review of Jonathan Leaf's Pushkin: A Life Played Out. Continue Reading »

18 Sep 2018 0

Europe's Libyan Battleground

by Alessandra Bocchi

Libya has become a battleground for European rivals who have long supported opposing factions in the war. Continue Reading »

18 Sep 2018 0

Wendell Berry Goes to School

by John Murdock

If Baker and Bilbro succeed, students and professors will emerge believing that the goal is not to obtain a “good job” far away but to become a rooted, whole person. Continue Reading »

17 Sep 2018 0

Sentiment Without Sentimentality

by John Wilson

A review of Donald Hall’s A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety. Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2018 0

The Gold Virgin

by Kenneth Colston

When conventions are aligned with morality, keeping up appearances is sane.  Continue Reading »

13 Sep 2018 0

Saving Synod-2018 From Itself

by George Weigel

The working document for Synod-2018 reads like a draft of a Synod Final Report, which is a prescription for a failed Synod. Continue Reading »

12 Sep 2018 0