When Catholics Criticize the Pope

by Dan Hitchens

How far may a Catholic go in openly criticizing the Vicar of Christ? Continue Reading »

6 Mar 2018

Humility and the Host

by Fr. George W. Rutler

The practice of receiving communion in the hand often engenders disrespect for and indifference to the Host. Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018

Ecumenical Incorrectness

by Mats Wahlberg

Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformationby kenneth j. collins and jerry l. wallsbaker, 464 pages, $34.99 Controversial theology—so popular during the Reformation—has long been out of vogue in the academy. Ecumenical correctness and norms of scholarly . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018

Rethinking “Mission Territory”

by George Weigel

Should the Church treat de-Christianized Europe as “mission territory” once again? Continue Reading »

28 Feb 2018

The Decipherment of Cupich

by Basilides Melchischyros

Basilides Melchischyros offers thoughts on Blase Cardinal Cupich's recent elucidation of Amoris Laetitia.  Continue Reading »

20 Feb 2018

Taking Leave

by P. J. Smith

Pope Francis's new apostolic letter offers a window into how he sees the process of retirement from high office in the Church. Continue Reading »

19 Feb 2018

Pork Roll, Lent, and Catholic Identity

by George Weigel

Friday abstinence was once a defining mark of the practicing Catholic, and it ought to be again. Continue Reading »

14 Feb 2018

Preaching vs. Practice

by Philip Lawler

Because Pope Francis may have blundered in handling a sex-abuse scandal, secular reporters are beginning to view him with a critical eye.  Continue Reading »

13 Feb 2018

McAuley Beyond Despair

by Dan Hitchens

James McAuley had a gift for overcoming first impressions. Manning Clark, the future ­doyen of Australian historians, met the twenty-five-year-old poet in the crowd at an Aussie Rules game. McAuley was blind drunk, full of wild slogans about art and politics, and looked wrecked even by the usual . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2018

The Catholic Church Doesn’t Do “Paradigm Shifts”

by George Weigel

The evolution of the Church’s understanding of the gospel is not a matter of “paradigm shifts” or ruptures; it’s a question of development of doctrine.  Continue Reading »

31 Jan 2018