The following appears as the foreword to the book The Gospel of the Family: Going Beyond Cardinal Kasper’s Proposal in the Debate on Marriage, Civil Re-Marriage, and Communion in the Church, which will be published […]
From CNN: Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Thursday that he will resign after six years at the Justice Department helm. The attorney general has agreed to remain in his post until the confirmation of […]
As an environmental regulator I take climate change for granted—not with the fervor of an Al Gore or the more radical elements that took part in Sunday’s global climate marches. I’d like to think I […]
Today the Vatican announced the membership for the next five-year term of the International Theological Commission. The 30 members include an unprecedented five female members; the Vatican Press Office official statement pointed out that this […]
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, held talks on Tuesday with Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X, and both pledged […]
The attendance at our daily Mundelein Seminary on Labor Day weekend was sparse. Many of the students had gone home while others were on a special tour of Chicago churches. The celebrant and preacher for […]
Rev. Robert Dodaro, OSA, is president of the Patristic Institute, Augustinianum, in Rome. He is the editor of the forthcoming book, Remaining in the Truth of Christ: Marriage and Communion in the Catholic Church (Ignatius […]
Here’s a word that hasn’t been used much in recent discussions about the approaching Battle of the Cardin—er, the Synod of Bishops, taking place October 5-19 in Rome: evangelization. Which is curious, since the official title, […]
The AP broke the story, and local media is now confirming, that Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane will succeed Cardinal Francis George as archbishop of Chicago. The Archdiocese of Chicago is expected to make the […]
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