LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: #4

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

Synod-2023 has reignited the intra-Catholic war over the legacy of the Second Vatican Council.  Continue Reading »

9 Oct 2023

As a Gay Catholic, I Don't Feel Seen by Pope Francis

by Sebastian Alvarez

It 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 »

9 Oct 2023

Is a Protestant Franco Inevitable?

by Josh Abbotoy

Red state leaders refuse to do what is necessary because they are worried about trivialities, which is the kind of behavior that makes Protestant Franco all but inevitable. Continue Reading »

6 Oct 2023

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: #3

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The most difficult problems facing the Church today are the questions of who and what a human being really is. Continue Reading »

6 Oct 2023

When Being Affirming Isn't Loving

by Carl R. Trueman

The pope and Andy Stanley have developed a pastoral strategy in isolation from (and, arguably, in opposition to) traditional Christian teaching. Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2023

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: SPECIAL EDITION

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

I address this letter to you, members of the . . . Synod on Synodality, supposing that you are as worried as I am about the outcome of this Synod. Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2023

Laudate Deum Barely Mentions Christ

by Francis X. Maier

Pope 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 »

4 Oct 2023

The Most Important Catholic Event Since Vatican II?

by George Weigel

If Synod 2023 is to be a development of the Church’s authentic tradition, its discussions must take full account of these eleven Catholic moments since Vatican II. Continue Reading »

4 Oct 2023

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: #2

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

We dare not replace the deposit of faith—Christ the treasure, the eternal Word of the Father, traditioned to the Church—with some kind of process.  Continue Reading »

4 Oct 2023

The Persecution of Armenian Christians Is Not Just a Religious Freedom Issue

by Joel Veldkamp

Christian communities around the world are facing oppression, military attack, and ethnic cleansing in ways that are not easy to define as violations of individual religious freedom. Continue Reading »

3 Oct 2023