Vows Broken

by Anna Bonta Moreland

The clergy as a corporate body has acted like an unfaithful spouse. Continue Reading »

16 Nov 2020

An Open Letter to the People of “Courage”

by George Weigel

Brave men and women of “Courage,” thank you for your witness. Continue Reading »

11 Nov 2020

Philadelphia and the New “Tolerance”

by Francis X. Maier

In talks with city staff about the decision, said CSS sources, the hostility of senior city leadership to Catholic beliefs about marriage, family, and sexual morality was palpable. Continue Reading »

26 Oct 2020

Joe Biden, Pre-Conciliar Catholic?

by George Weigel

Aspects of Mr. Biden’s Catholic self-presentation put me in mind of some of the folkways of pre-Vatican II tribal Catholicism. Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2020

Thomas Howard, RIP

by Kenneth Craycraft

Tom had a deep sense that these things God had given us were infused with the presence of grace. Continue Reading »

17 Oct 2020

Why the Senate Should Confirm Judge Barrett

by Mark Movsesian

Judge Barrett deserves better than a partisan endorsement. Continue Reading »

14 Oct 2020

Kamala Harris’s Record of Anti-Catholic Bigotry

by Kenneth Craycraft

Never have two people with such open hostility to Catholic faith and practice been so close to the two highest offices in American politics. Continue Reading »

12 Oct 2020

The Catholic Future

by Francis X. Maier

In the Catholic Church, synods of bishops are complex bits of theater. The pope sets the theme, observes the proceedings, and writes the “apostolic exhortation” that translates a synod’s work into teaching. Some post-synodal texts, such as Paul VI’s Evangelii . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2020

The Anti-Romantic

by Matthew Schmitz

What Éric Rohmer said of one of his characters could be said of him as well: He was committed to “redoing all of ­Rousseau in reverse.” His films are anti-­romantic. They reject romantic notions of liberation and autonomy. They critique the cult of romantic love. They warn against a romantic . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2020

When the Dogma Lives Loudly

by Charles J. Chaput

Amy Coney Barrett is a nightmare for a certain kind of political tribe. Continue Reading »

28 Sep 2020