At this Catholic moment, when so many are disturbed by ecclesiastical dysfunction, it is good, at Christmastide, to reflect on Mary and the Church—and on what Mary’s initial act of discipleship, that fiat, means for us today. Continue Reading »
Archbishop Charles Chaput rose to decry any suggestion that the American bishops are at odds with Pope Francis at last week’s meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Continue Reading »
Whenever a thuggish state tramples on the faithful, there will be thuggish pseudo-saints nearby, piously cheering it on. Continue Reading »
Amidst Chaucer's satire lies a profound vision of the Church for the Church. Continue Reading »
No earthly power creates the Church and no earthly power owns the Church. The Church was created by the Lord Jesus, and it is his, not ours. Continue Reading »
Most days I just don’t want to go there. While I disagree with my friends on the egalitarian side of the gender role debate, I think they know I respect them and their studious work on the subject. But I believe we have reached a point in the debate, at least at a popular level, where we find . . . . Continue Reading »
“God said, ‘Shannon, I hung naked on a cross for you. Look at your son.’ What does it matter what these people around me think of me or my mothering or what’s happening in this moment?”Gayle spoke with Shannon Royce, President & C.E.O. of . . . . Continue Reading »
In an interesting new e-book by Carl Trueman called The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, Trueman revisits the question originally posed by Mark Noll, but with an emphasis not on the mind of the evangelical, but with the term evangelical itself. Trueman writes,For there to be a scandal of the . . . . Continue Reading »
A couple of days ago I did a post called “Why Love the Church” wherein I analogized from some words of G. K. Chesterton to the effect that we ought to love the church simply because she is the church, the bride of Christ and mother of the faithful. In that quote Chesterton . . . . Continue Reading »
As I’ve hopscotched around the internet the last month I’ve come across a G. K. Chesterton quote that offers some wisdom in how we relate to the church. He is speaking of his love for England, but the love he shows for England here is a terrific example of the love we can and . . . . Continue Reading »
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