Catholicism
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A Tough Year Ahead
2018 was a bad year for Catholics. 2019 is almost certainly going to be worse. Good reason,…
The Pope and the Lord’s Prayer
On November 15 the Italian Bishops’ Conference announced that it plans to change the wording of the…
Soho Pilgrimage: A Christmas Meditation
Advent and Christmastide are full of journeys and pilgrimages: Mary goes to Judea to visit Elizabeth. Mary…
The Jewels of England
When visiting the southern United States, I have occasionally been amused to hear the Civil War described…
The Making of My Ántonia
This year marks the centenary of Willa Cather’s My Ántonia, and we can thank Viola Roseboro for…
Pope Francis’s Warning
Pope Francis’s famous 2013 exhortation at a World Youth Day gathering in Rio de Janeiro,“¡Hagan lío!” (“Make…
Advent Arrow
St. Bernard of Clairvaux famously explained that there are three comings of the Lord. He comes on…
Pray for the Pope
Every day after my rosary I say a Pater Noster, Ave Maria, and Salve Regina for the…
Mary, Conceived Without Sin, Pray For Us
Tomorrow, Catholics throughout the world celebrate the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, and the belief…
Avoiding Another Roman Fiasco In February
By peremptorily ordering the American bishops not to vote on local remedies for today’s Catholic crisis of…
A Grand Betrayal
Sometimes a grand betrayal serves as a mirror of truth, revealing that a person or institution has…
Angels of Advent
Angels appear at critical moments in the Hebrew Bible. The angel of Yahweh helps Hagar as she…
Cleansed and Conformed to God’s Will
Father, We Thank Thee, Who Hast Planted” has long been one of my favorite hymns. Its tune,…
Confessions of a Catholic Whistleblower
In late July, I began giving internal diocesan documents to an investigative reporter in my hometown of…
Vatican Autocracy and the U.S. Bishops
As the U.S. bishops gathered in Baltimore on the weekend of November 10–11, it seemed certain that,…
