George Weigel

Fiducia Supplicans is being presented as a genuine development in pastoral practice, yet same-sex blessings do “not validate or justify anything” according to Cardinal Fernández. Continue Reading »

The American Church is the liveliest, most vital local Church in the developed world. Period. Continue Reading »

A regular recitation of John Carroll’s eloquent prayer might be one small step toward the regeneration of the American spirit in the Year of Our Lord 2024.  Continue Reading »

Because there is no Christianity without Judaism, we should first stand in solidarity with those who, as Vatican II taught, were the first to receive God’s promises: promises of which God has never repented. Continue Reading »

German Catholicism may not be regarded in certain Roman circles as being “on the brink” so much as “at the cutting edge.”  Continue Reading »

This annual column on Christmas gift books that will inspire, entertain, inform, or all of the above includes oldies-but-still-goodies as well as newer releases. Continue Reading »

When doctors imagine themselves deities who de facto know “what’s best” in difficult neo-natal cases, then the ethics of the ancient Hippocratic Oath seem to crumble. Continue Reading »

The Vatican is contemplating a move that would bring pressures to bear from the world media on the next papal conclave.  Continue Reading »

A letter from ten bishops urging the release of Jimmy Lai should encourage Catholics who care about the basic human rights of religious freedom, free speech, and freedom of the press. Continue Reading »

Anti-Semitism is usually a sign of social and cultural rot, and this latest outbreak of an ancient social disease is no exception.  Continue Reading »