The “Synodality” Masquerade

by George Weigel

Over the 50-plus years of its existence, no one has figured out how to make the Synod of Bishops really work.  Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2019

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD-2019: #9

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

Synod-2019 cast in sharp relief the grave doctrinal and theological issues facing the Church.  Continue Reading »

28 Oct 2019

The Synod’s Dissenters

by Dan Hitchens

At the Amazon Synod, Pope Francis has empowered critics of Catholic doctrine to try to impose destructive reforms on the Catholic Church. Continue Reading »

25 Oct 2019

Letters From the Synod-2019: #8

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

It made a great difference to the future of Christianity that the first Christians turned left rather than right when leaving the Holy Land on mission. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2019

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD-2019: #7

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

At Synod-2019, some are mounting another assault on the Catholic practice of admitting only men to Holy Orders.  Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2019

Letters From the Synod-2019: #6

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

The conversation at Synod-2019 drinks more deeply from the wells of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Margaret Mead than from the living waters of biblical revelation.  Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2019

Letters From the Synod–2019: #5

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

A lot of the ideas dominating the synod’s first ten days seem to have been exported from western Europe—including an almost apocalyptic concern for “Mother/Sister Earth,” and a consequent squeamishness about proposing Jesus Christ as Lord and Redeemer. Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2019