On the Death of Benedict XVI
by Martin MosebachThe “hermeneutic of continuity” might have remained on the level of theory, had Benedict XVI not drawn from it one practical consequence. Continue Reading »
Are Catholics and Evangelicals Really Together?
by J. Daryl CharlesThe receptive ecumenical outlook can, among other things, help us discern between true and false ecumenism. Eduardo Echeverria models this receptive mode in his latest book. Continue Reading »
Letters from Rome: #4
by George WeigelJoseph Ratzinger’s accomplishments as biblical expositor and theologian have been gratifyingly acknowledged over the past six days. Yet his insights into the drama of modern social and political life have rarely been mentioned. Continue Reading »
The Importance of Holy Days of Obligation
by Eric BaneckerTherefore, let me offer a modest proposal: Let’s celebrate all the obligatory holy days of the universal church on the day the Church intends them to be celebrated. Continue Reading »
What Benedict Saw
by Robert P. ImbelliAs always with Ratzinger, his reflection weds fidelity and creativity. Continue Reading »
Letters from Rome: #3
by George WeigelWhen the Church solemnly commits Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to the Lord at the funeral Mass today, the curtain will come down on one of the most important and fruitful eras in two millennia of Catholic intellectual life. Continue Reading »
Remembering Benedict
by Charles J. ChaputFor me, two couplets will always capture the essence of Pope Benedict XVI: faith and reason, realism and hope. Continue Reading »
Mary, the Church, Christmas, and Jimmy Lai
by George WeigelAt this Catholic moment, when so many are disturbed by ecclesiastical dysfunction, it is good, at Christmastide, to reflect on Mary and the Church—and on what Mary’s initial act of discipleship, that fiat, means for us today. Continue Reading »
Among the Infidels
by James HankinsChristians today are effectively living in partibus infidelium—in formerly Christian lands where infidels now press toward a future world we Christians can’t share. Continue Reading »
The German Crisis, the World Church, and Pope Francis
by George WeigelGerman Catholicism is often said to be in a de facto schism. That is an inadequate description. The German Catholicism manifest in the documents of the Synodal Path is in apostasy. Continue Reading »
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