Christmas, Freedom, and Obedience

by George Weigel

True freedom, genuine liberation, comes through freely chosen obedience to God’s purposes. Continue Reading »

25 Dec 2019

Benedict and His Critics

by Gerhard Ludwig Müller

Benedict XVI is capable of deeper theological reflection than his critics. Continue Reading »

26 Apr 2019

The Ratzinger Diagnosis

by George Weigel

Too many on the Catholic Left remain in denial about the link between doctrinal and moral dissent and clerical wickedness.  Continue Reading »

24 Apr 2019

Benedict and the Scandal

by Charles J. Chaput

Joseph Ratzinger looks at the abuse phenomenon through the lens of his own life experience. Continue Reading »

11 Apr 2019

Benedict Speaks

by R. R. Reno

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has unexpectedly intervened in today’s unhappy Church politics.  Continue Reading »

10 Apr 2019

Catholicism After 2018

by R. R. Reno

Theodore McCarrick has been stripped of his status as cardinal for pursuing young men throughout his clerical career. “­Uncle Ted” liked to take his “nephews” to bed with him. The public revelations of this fact evoked outrage. It was not so much that a churchman sinned as that he did so . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2018

Conscience of a Kennedy

by Charles Donovan

Near the end of his life, Ted Kennedy came to believe that healthcare workers should be shielded from involvement in practices contrary to the Catholic faith. Continue Reading »

5 Apr 2018

Benedict in Silence

by P. J. Smith

The more the present day is marked by noise about ephemera, the more the silence of Benedict XVI becomes profound in contrast.  Continue Reading »

6 Feb 2018

An Exercise in Thoughtless “Theology”

by Thomas G. Guarino

The Spadaro-Figueroa piece in La Civiltà Cattolica last July offers an opportunity to reflect on the foundational theological principles of ecumenism. Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2017

Holy Routine

by Martin Mosebach

Sacrosanctum concilium declared that the liturgy should be “freed from unnecessary repetition.” But the Roman Missal's many repetitions are intentional—and express eternity. Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2017