George Weigel

The purpose of Vatican II was to lift the Church from a defensive crouch and turn the Church’s institutions into launch-platforms for mission. Synod-2023’s dominant vocabulary did not reflect that evangelical purpose. Continue Reading »

Over the past three weeks, it has become obvious that Synod-2023 is largely an assembly of Church professionals, and a narrow band of Church professionals at that.  Continue Reading »

If the call to “inclusivity” means blunting the sharp edges of the gospel, then that call is not a work of the Holy Spirit. Continue Reading »

The challenges of offering a decadent culture the healing medicine of the gospel have intensified since the Hartford Appeal. Continue Reading »

If Synod 2023 is to be a development of the Church’s authentic tradition, its discussions must take full account of these eleven Catholic moments since Vatican II. Continue Reading »

It would be helpful if the Holy See would be more publicly assertive in its defense of embattled Catholic communities in India, although the continued kowtow to China does not induce much hope. Continue Reading »

The Ulmas lived the parable of the Good Samaritan literally. Continue Reading »

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has more than earned the solidarity it has a right to expect from Rome. Continue Reading »

There are in fact a lot of good things going on in Catholicism today. Continue Reading »

Major Archbishop Shevchuk has confronted a horrific situation with a resolve born of deep faith. Continue Reading »