Imagining a Heretical Cardinal
by Thomas J. PaprockiUnfortunately, it is not uncommon today to hear Catholic leaders affirm unorthodox views that, not too long ago, would have been espoused only by heretics. Continue Reading »
How To Be a Straussian
by Daniel E. BurnsIf you ever find yourself wondering how widespread a given philosopher’s influence has been, here is a simple test: Make a label out of his or her last name, and use it to identify yourself at a cocktail party (“I’m a Quinean”). Has your interlocutor even heard the term before? Of American . . . . Continue Reading »
Why Boris Got Married in a Catholic Church
by Ed CondonOn May 29, Boris Johnson married Carrie Symonds in London's Westminster Cathedral. Continue Reading »
The Case for Yellow Checks
by Gladden J. Pappin and Gregory CaridiBishops should consider implementing a system of simple, voluntary, low-stakes ecclesiastical verification for Catholics who publish online. Continue Reading »
Canon Law and Catholic Common Sense
by Edward PetersThe news that a Catholic parish in Virginia planned to host the consecration of an Episcopalian bishop—a woman—sparked backlash. Continue Reading »
Infant Baptism and the Logic of Liberalism
by Brandon McGinleyThe logic of liberalism has seeped into the faithful’s understanding of God and his Church through every imaginable pore. Continue Reading »
Why Biden Was Denied Communion
by Edward PetersWhen a pastor in South Carolina withheld Holy Communion from Joseph Biden, a chorus of condemnations quickly followed. Continue Reading »
Non Possumus
by Romanus Cessario, O.P.Kidnapped by the Vatican? The Unpublished Memoirs of Edgardo Mortaraby vittorio messoriignatius, 190 pages, $17.95 At nightfall on Wednesday, June 23, 1858, a knock came on the door of Salomone and Marianna Mortara, Jewish residents of Bologna. Only the wife was at home with the children. It . . . . Continue Reading »
No Authority Over Divine Law
by J. D. FlynnThe norms for abstention on St. Patrick’s Day provide an important insight into the ongoing divide over Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »
What Francis Forgets About Marriage
by Edward PetersThe Church affirms that human beings are by nature suited to contract marriage, and she teaches that Christian couples can call upon the graces of the sacrament of Matrimony in living out the marriages they contract. Against such an ancient and affirming tradition, Francis’s assertion that “the great majority of our sacramental marriages are null” shocked both common sense and Catholic sensibility. Continue Reading »
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