The Pope and the Black Hole
by Dan HitchensPope Francis is still the Vicar of Christ—even if he appears to have collapsed in on himself. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousI very much enjoyed Armin Rosen’s essay about the Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (“Tarkovksy’s Sublime Terror,” October 2023), but I’m afraid he has made an error of fact about Tarkovsky’s film Nostalghia. Rosen says the protagonist, Andrei Gorchakov, “swallows poison and then . . . . Continue Reading »
What Pope Francis Could Learn From Fides et Ratio
by Thomas G. GuarinoFides et Ratio intends to show that the historical and socio-cultural conditioning that attends all thinking cannot and does not obviate the objectivity and universality of truth. But one must strain hard to see any sense of this in Pope Francis’s new document. Continue Reading »
The Vatican Does Not Understand the Church in the United States
by Jayd HenricksPope Francis does not seem to understand the Church in the United States, especially its relationship to Vatican II. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousMatthew Dal Santo’s “Theopolitics of Ukraine” (August/September 2023) is a welcome counterweight to “What Ukraine Means” from the May 2023 issue. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is the largest Orthodox church in Ukraine by number of parishes with more than 12,000. Before the start of the . . . . Continue Reading »
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: #10
Edited by Xavier Rynne IIIn this absurdly busy, confused, and grasping world theater of conflicting messages on the meaning of life, and amidst direct affronts to the dignity of life and women, God is with us. Continue Reading »
As a Gay Catholic, I Don't Feel Seen by Pope Francis
by Sebastian AlvarezIt is my hope that Pope Francis will start to make a sincere effort to encourage and accompany those of us who are trying to live according to the teachings of the Church. Continue Reading »
When Being Affirming Isn't Loving
by Carl R. TruemanThe pope and Andy Stanley have developed a pastoral strategy in isolation from (and, arguably, in opposition to) traditional Christian teaching. Continue Reading »
Laudate Deum Barely Mentions Christ
by Francis X. MaierPope Francis seeks to speak a common ethical language to a very diverse global audience, but he ends up blessing the direction of mainstream opinion already stated well elsewhere. Continue Reading »
The Pope Visits Marseille
by Pierre ManentThe Church’s respect for the nations derives from her respect for human communities. Continue Reading »
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