Is Vatican II’s achievement in reaffirming the authority of bishops being undercut by the current preparatory process for the “Synod on Synodality” of 2023 and 2024? Continue Reading »
We have briefly reviewed the issue of papal/episcopal jurisdiction in order to think about Pope Francis’s removal of the bishop of Arecibo. Continue Reading »
President Biden's claims to being fully Catholic are an embarrassment for the Church due to his vehement advocacy for abortion. Continue Reading »
Modern Halloween seems, however, to operate like anti-Catholicism of the British Victorian period, potentially leading to a backward proto-evangelization. Continue Reading »
If Cardinal Zen is imprisoned, we should castigate Communist China with one breath—then ask what Beijing is thinking with the next. Continue Reading »
Breastfeeding, along with its nutritional benefits, wages war against the instrumentalization of female reproductivity. Continue Reading »
Many Catholic schools in Spain, voluntarily or not, are failing to teach students Church teaching on sexual issues. Continue Reading »
Some today think Vatican II was a big mistake, though examination reveals the opposite. Continue Reading »
Is there anything new to be said about the Second Vatican Council? I think there is. And I hope to have said it in To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II, which has just been published by Basic Books. Continue Reading »
Vatican II's heavy reliance on St. Thomas Aquinas is sadly often overlooked. Continue Reading »
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