Catholicism
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Denying Communion As an Act of Love
In 2004, I was an Episcopalian seminarian. During one class, I and the other students debated the…
Why Biden Was Denied Communion
My wristwatch does not have a sweep-second hand, so I am not sure how many seconds elapsed…
Does Natural Law Need Theology?
Until quite recently, natural law thinking had been a Catholic preserve. My interest in it was awakened…
Reading the Signs of the Times
The Church,” says Gaudium et spes, “has always had the duty of scrutinizing the signs of the…
A New Cardinal Honors an Entire Nation
ROME. Even the greatest enthusiasts of the present pontificate might not assert that Pope Francis has an…
The Miracle of “We”
This essay is an excerpt from R. R. Reno’s new book Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism,…
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD-2019: #9
THERE’S A PONY IN HERE SOMEWHERE: A POST-SYNODAL REFLECTION BY GEORGE WEIGEL According to his longtime consigliere, Edwin Meese, President Ronald…
The Synod’s Dissenters
Barack Obama announced in 2012 that religious liberty was “an inalienable right that is enshrined in our Constitution. As…
The Ideological Hijacking of Pope St. John XXIII
ROME. With his liturgical memorial (October 11) falling on the fourth full day of the Special Synod…
Letters From the Synod-2019: #8
“INCULTURATION” AND THE CULTURE THAT IS THE CHURCH by George Weigel “Inculturation” has been a buzzword throughout…
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD-2019: #7
The synods of 2014 and 2015, called to examine the grave challenges posed to marriage and family…
Poland Polarized
In the recent Polish election, the conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) received 43.59 percent of the…
Letters From the Synod-2019: #6
“Guests” on Planet Earth? At a gathering of like-minded scribes and media commentators shortly after Synod-2019 began,…
The Amazon Synod Is a Sign of the Times
The Synod of the Amazon is a sign of the times. So its Instrumentum laboris says. Who…
Historical Clarity and Today’s Catholic Contentions
One of the curiosities of the 21st-century Catholic debate is that many Catholic traditionalists (especially integralists) and…
