Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Thoughts on the Instrumentum Laboris
Over the past several months, I’ve received scores of emails and letters from laypeople, clergy, theologians, and…
You Are Peter
You may know this story, but it bears repeating. On October 27, 1984, Cardinal Jaime Sin of the…
Maintenance vs. Mission
Just when the Long Lent of 2002 was coming to a boil in March of that year,…
A Letter From Young Clergy
This letter to the members of the Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational…
Saving Synod-2018 From Itself
Anyone looking for a remedy for insomnia might try working through the Instrumentum Laboris, or “working document,”…
We Will Not Yield
In 1977 my parents came to the difficult conclusion that there was no future for them and…
The Imperative of the Imperium
In “The End of the Imperial Episcopate,” Fr. Jay Scott Newman speculates about the Church’s current situation. One…
Unmasking Monsters
Midway through Revelation, John sees a pantomime of the Gospel’s beginning, enacted in the sky (Rev. 12).…
Fr. Gavancho’s Fate
In July, a new associate pastor arrived at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in downtown Santa Barbara,…
St. Michael, Pray for Us
I’m a student of pubs. Maybe it’s because my dad owned one. Maybe it’s because they smell…
Full-Immersion Catholicism
As this Catholic annus horribilis continues to unfold, perhaps some good news is in order; first, a little…
Out at St. Paul
I have never seen so many male churchgoers in short shorts. As the priest concludes Mass, my…
The Church’s Future Beauty
Institutions populated by humans are flawed, filthy things, whether families, corporations, universities, or dioceses. The sibilant hiss…
Francis and the Journalists
Three questions to begin: 1. Why did the World Meeting of Families, which took place in Ireland…
A Time For Saints
Nine years ago, I was received into the Catholic Church because I am a sinner in need…
