The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) issued several documents late in 2023. The faithful had hardly digested one before the next was presented. One in particular generated a minor controversy before it […]
A recent piece by Msgr. Kevin Irwin in America has garnered attention. The article was originally titled “The Eucharist is the body of Christ, not the body of Jesus,” which left many scratching their heads. […]
With an opaque name like “the Synod on Synodality,” even at this later stage in the process, some still wonder about the purpose of the Synod. What is the goal? Cardinal Mario Grech, head of […]
The headlines are depressing: a bishop resigns who defrauded an elderly widow of six figures, and no mention is made of this fact in the official Vatican announcement. A cardinal admits to abusing a 14-year-old […]
If one looks back on the Synods of Bishops during the pontificate of Pope Francis, and the controversies that have accompanied them, one can notice that even with such disparate themes as the family, youth, […]
Vos estis lux mundi, the Church’s process for handling allegations of abuse or negligent handling of abuse by bishops, has completed its three-year trial period. It is now ostensibly under review by the Vatican. Shall […]
I’d like to propose Senz’s Law, which states: as any discussion on Catholic Twitter proceeds, the likelihood of the charge of “modernism” appearing approaches 100%. It is an epithet the use of which appears to […]
Recently the National Catholic Reporter published an article by Bishop Oscar Cantu of San Jose. Bishop Cantu discussed how his initial misgivings about synodality were assuaged by a Latin American ecclesial assembly he had attended […]
Readers are no doubt familiar with this: The USCCB’s Twitter account posted a graphic a few days ago listing seven attitudes we might adopt in participating in the Synod on Synodality. The post was lambasted […]
I am grateful to Fr. Stravinskas for his response to my critique of his CWR essay on Spiritus Domini. While not wanting to extend the conversation ad infinitum, I would offer the following thoughts in response […]
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