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The Importance of Holy Days of Obligation

Therefore, let me offer a modest proposal: Let’s celebrate all the obligatory holy days of the universal church on the day the Church intends them to be celebrated. Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2023 0

Letters from Rome: #4

by George Weigel

Joseph Ratzinger’s accomplishments as biblical expositor and theologian have been gratifyingly acknowledged over the past six days. Yet his insights into the drama of modern social and political life have rarely been mentioned. Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2023 0

Woman Is the Glory of Man

by Peter J. Leithart

The gift of the woman transforms the man from a waterless waste into the human equivalent of the garden of God. Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2023 0

Letters from Rome: #3

by George Weigel

When the Church solemnly commits Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to the Lord at the funeral Mass today, the curtain will come down on one of the most important and fruitful eras in two millennia of Catholic intellectual life. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2023 0

What Benedict Saw

by Robert P. Imbelli

As always with Ratzinger, his reflection weds fidelity and creativity. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2023 0

No Mercy Without Rules

by Carl R. Trueman

Perhaps paradoxically, my freedom requires rules, which sometimes run against my instincts. It is thus a mercy that those rules are given to me and, where necessary, enforced by external authority. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2023 0

Letters from Rome: #2

by George Weigel

The Joseph Ratzinger I knew for thirty-five years was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete. Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2023 0