The Pope’s Favorite Theologian
by Thomas G. GuarinoPope Francis's favorite theologian, St. Vincent of Lérins, would have recognized that no one in the Church is “master” of divine revelation. Continue Reading »
Fiducia Supplicans Should Be Revoked
by Diane Montagna and Gerald E. MurrayIt is impossible to bless a couple without blessing the relationship that constitutes the two persons as a couple. Fiducia Supplicans is a manifest disaster that should be revoked and withdrawn by the Holy See. Continue Reading »
Modern Martyrs of Communism
by Salvatore J. CordileoneOur failure to remember our heroes and martyrs of communism is having a dangerous effect on what the next generation knows. Continue Reading »
The Needs of the Vatican Tomorrow
by Francis X. Maier“The Vatican Tomorrow” outlines what the focus of the next pope ought to be in order to strengthen the Church and make up for the damages done by the current pontificate. Continue Reading »
Popcorn with the Pope
by Mark BauerleinDavid Baird joins the podcast to discuss the new book Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List. Continue Reading »
Undermining Just War
by Richard CasslemanPope Francis has denounced capital punishment in recent years, and responses from concerned Catholics have focused largely on whether the Holy Father’s words represent a faithful account of the Church’s fundamental teaching. Amid this debate, most have overlooked the fact that Francis’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Lost Women Novelists
by Bonnie Lander Johnson and Julia MeszarosOver the last half-century, dozens of remarkable Catholic women writers have fallen almost entirely out of print. In their own time, their books were widely read, often bestsellers. Taken together, their work spans an impressive range of social, political, and spiritual perspectives; it is often . . . . Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by VariousInitially developed at the University of Toronto between the 1930s and 1970s, media ecology is a meta-disciplinary perspective that understands media as environments that shape human consciousness. Despite this expansive approach to media, media ecology has generally shied away from exploring that . . . . Continue Reading »
Rome’s Concordat
by R. R. RenoA few months ago, I predicted that the Francis pontificate would seek to establish cordial relations with the Rainbow Reich. (See “While We’re At It,” January 2024, composed late November 2023.) In mid-December the Vatican issued the declaration Fiducia Supplicans, vindicating my . . . . Continue Reading »
At St. Patrick’s, a Battle of the Icons
by Raymond J. de SouzaSt. Patrick's Cathedral is where Christ lives in New York City, and that is precisely why it was ambushed by trans activists. Continue Reading »
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