Ten Years of Pope Francis
by Dan HitchensIts legacy can be simply summarized: ten years which have destroyed a great deal and created almost nothing. Continue Reading »
Clerical Integrity and Hook-up Apps
by R. R. RenoNo man who is regularly using Grindr—a clear sign of premeditated and persistent sin—ought to be ministering to God’s people. Continue Reading »
The Duchess Who Shaped the Fate of France
by Bronwen McSheaThe renowned Cardinal Richelieu had more confidence in his unknown niece than any other person. Was that trust well-founded? Continue Reading »
AWOL Doctors at the Catholic Field Hospital
by George WeigelThe Catholic Church today is a field hospital and some of the triage doctors, rather than curing the wounded, are insisting that the hospital no longer tell people that landmines will kill you. Continue Reading »
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 »
The Adventure of Living in Christ
by Michael HeintzCatholics must understand themselves not principally as subscribing to a set of fixed beliefs and as living according to the Church's established “rules,” but rather as living in Christ as a new creation. Continue Reading »
Haiti's Catholic Hero
by M. D. AeschlimanToussaint L’Ouverture was not a Jacobin revolutionary. He was a Catholic, whose view of universal human dignity was drawn from the heart of the gospel itself. Continue Reading »
Memo to Gen Z Catholics: Why Vatican II Is Still Important
by George WeigelDear Gen Z brethren: Please stop confusing the blogosphere with reality, and please read what Vatican II actually taught. Continue Reading »
The Future for Religious Charter Schools
by Nicole Stelle Garnett and Richard W. GarnettOklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School board, which authorizes and oversees all virtual charter schools in the state, meets today to consider certifying an unusual, pathbreaking school. Continue Reading »
George Pell, Lion of the Church
by Joseph HamiltonCardinal Pell's tireless witness to the Christian faith resembles that of many great confessor bishops. Continue Reading »
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