Roses, Chocolate, and Ambiguity
by Francis X. MaierPope Francis paid an apparently surprise visit to the home of Emma Bonino, “the Italian politician who successfully campaigned to legalise abortion in the 1970s.” Continue Reading »
On the Centenary of Sigrid Undset’s Conversion
by Amy FaheyPerhaps it is not too bold to suggest that Undset, a century after her first taste of Paradise, now advocates for her earthly friends from the other side of the veil. Continue Reading »
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #12
Edited by Xavier Rynne IIIn the end, the Synod was a failure and a yawn-fest. Continue Reading »
Meditation On a Roman Pizza
by George WeigelTo whom does the future belong: the practitioners of dynamic orthodoxy or aging proponents of a march back to the seventies? Continue Reading »
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #10
Edited by Xavier Rynne IIOne of the many striking features of Synod-2024 is the virtual absence of Pope John Paul II from the materials prepared for synodal discussion. Continue Reading »
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #8
Edited by Xavier Rynne IIThe impression has been given that matters assumed to be long settled are being relitigated in the light of a dubious understanding of Vatican II. Continue Reading »
Crossing the Threshold of Hope After Thirty Years
by George WeigelJohn Paul II spoke to the world as one who, over a lifetime of reflection, had found the truth. Continue Reading »
Catholic Theology After Rahner
by R. R. Reno and Thomas Joseph WhiteThomism addresses the profoundly important contemporary desire for metaphysical truth. Continue Reading »
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #7
Edited by Xavier Rynne IIThe only “paradigm shift” worth pursuing, for the author of Hebrews, is the one that turns again to “Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.” Continue Reading »
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #6
Edited by Xavier Rynne IITen thousand difficulties do not make one doubt, as I understand the subject; difficulty and doubt are incommensurate. Continue Reading »
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