Remembering Benedict

by Charles J. Chaput

For me, two couplets will always capture the essence of Pope Benedict XVI: faith and reason, realism and hope. Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2023

Letters from Rome: #2

by George Weigel

The Joseph Ratzinger I knew for thirty-five years was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete. Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2023

Benedict XVI, Disciple

by Thomas G. Guarino

It is rare that the Church is graced with a pope who is both a world-class theologian and an intensely spiritual pastor. Continue Reading »

3 Jan 2023

Three Pontificates and Vatican II

by George Weigel

In To Sanctify the World, I suggest that the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI should be understood as one, continuous, thirty-five-year arc of conciliar interpretation.  Continue Reading »

9 Nov 2022

Liberal Authoritarianism and the Traditional Latin Mass

by George Weigel

The recent apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes was theologically incoherent, pastorally divisive, unnecessary, cruel. Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2021

Why There Is Only One Pope

by Gerhard Ludwig Müller

The Bishop of Rome as successor of Peter constitutes the principle of unity, which can only be realized by one person. Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2021

What the Magi Teach Us

by George Weigel

God is in charge: not the stars, the planets, or other impersonal forces. Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2020

Joseph Ratzinger, Theological Reformer

by George Weigel

Joseph Ratzinger remains one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented men of consequence in recent Catholic history. Continue Reading »

6 May 2020

The Two Popes: Baloney, Brilliantly Acted

by George Weigel

As history, the Netflix film The Two Popes is baloney on steroids. Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2020

Two Popes, Too Many Untruths

by John Waters

As propaganda, The Two Popes is both hugely effective and extremely dangerous.  Continue Reading »

17 Dec 2019