Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., Synod-2023’s relator general, said that the Synod’s purpose was not changing Catholic teaching but “listening.” To which one must ask, “listening to what end”? Continue Reading »
Archbishop Fernández's appointment to Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is a terrifyingly bad joke—in some ways the culmination of the decade-long tragicomedy of this pontificate. Continue Reading »
The Synodal Assembly in October will have to rescue the Synod from its Working Document. This has been done before, and it can and should be done again, in fidelity to the spirit and letter of Vatican II. Continue Reading »
Bert Ghezzi joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Sign of the Cross. Continue Reading »
Bishop Robert Barron joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Great Story of Israel. Continue Reading »
Dale Ahlquist joins the podcast to discuss Chesterton Academy and his long appreciation for G. K. Chesterton. Continue Reading »
Duncan Stroik joins to discuss contemporary Church architecture. Continue Reading »
In choosing to honor the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” the Los Angeles Dodgers have revealed “what gods [they] worship.” Continue Reading »
The primary purpose of Mass is to worship God, to give him the glory and adoration that are his due. That holds true whether or not we receive Communion at Mass. Continue Reading »
The Catholic Church teaches that pride is the deadliest of the deadly sins, so it is something to be avoided, along with lust, not celebrated. Continue Reading »
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