Pope Francis Chooses Fr. Martin
by Raymond J. de SouzaPope Francis has chosen Fr. Martin for the role of interpreter. That’s significant, and bears noting when evaluating the ministry of Fr. Martin—and of Pope Francis. Continue Reading »
Mass and Memory
by Martin MosebachPope Francis is roused by something that troubles him: the tradition of the Church. Continue Reading »
Liberal Authoritarianism and the Traditional Latin Mass
by George WeigelThe recent apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes was theologically incoherent, pastorally divisive, unnecessary, cruel. Continue Reading »
For Pope Francis, the Mass is the Message
by Raymond J. de SouzaThe old Mass has been done down by new technology. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis and the Tridentine Mass
by Douglas FarrowPope Francis seems to have weaponized the Latin Mass in the very act of suppressing it. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis and the Life Issues
by George WeigelPope Francis is not—as the American media would have it—a relativist softie. He is staunchly pro-life. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis Needs to Say “No”
by Christopher RuddyThe Church is bound—and liberated—by her apostolic faith. The Pope, as the visible source and foundation of unity, must hold fast to that faith. Continue Reading »
Why There Is Only One Pope
by Gerhard Ludwig MüllerThe Bishop of Rome as successor of Peter constitutes the principle of unity, which can only be realized by one person. Continue Reading »
Who Is the Good Samaritan?
by Pierre ManentThe Samaritan is none other than Jesus Christ. Christians, and no doubt many non-Christians, expect the Church to teach about Jesus Christ. Continue Reading »
Antiracist Hysteria
by R. R. RenoNineteenth-century France was the scene of bitter cultural and political conflict. The German invasion in 1870 inflicted a humiliating defeat on the French army. As the Germans put Paris under siege, the Second Empire of Napoleon III collapsed. Radical anti-Catholic leftists took control of the . . . . Continue Reading »
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