The “Historic” Amazonian Synod, Revisited

by George Weigel

Cardinal Hummes is reimagining the recent Catholic past in order to make certain points about the Catholic present and the Catholic future.  Continue Reading »

29 Apr 2020

Francis Stands Firm

by R. R. Reno

Faced with pressure to signal openness to “change,” Francis showed steadfast commitment to the spiritual wisdom of the Latin Church. Continue Reading »

13 Feb 2020

The Martini Curve Revisited

by George Weigel

The local Churches that have tried hardest to play catch-up with “history” and “the times” are collapsing. Continue Reading »

8 Jan 2020

Reading the Signs of the Times

by Douglas Farrow

The Catholic Church has been reduced to propping up its own relevance as a “dialogue partner” to the world through whatever opportunity the age affords it. Continue Reading »

31 Oct 2019

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD-2019: #9

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

Synod-2019 cast in sharp relief the grave doctrinal and theological issues facing the Church.  Continue Reading »

28 Oct 2019

The Synod’s Dissenters

by Dan Hitchens

At the Amazon Synod, Pope Francis has empowered critics of Catholic doctrine to try to impose destructive reforms on the Catholic Church. Continue Reading »

25 Oct 2019

Letters From the Synod-2019: #8

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

It made a great difference to the future of Christianity that the first Christians turned left rather than right when leaving the Holy Land on mission. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2019

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD-2019: #7

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

At Synod-2019, some are mounting another assault on the Catholic practice of admitting only men to Holy Orders.  Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2019

Letters From the Synod-2019: #6

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The conversation at Synod-2019 drinks more deeply from the wells of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Margaret Mead than from the living waters of biblical revelation.  Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2019

The Amazon Synod Is a Sign of the Times

by Douglas Farrow

The kairos, the culture of encounter, being lauded in the Pan-Amazon Synod is a Bergoglian kairos and culture.  Continue Reading »

17 Oct 2019