Books
The Smoke of Satan provides clear, concise analysis of the episcopal crisis
“Through some fissure the smoke of Satan has entered the temple of God.” — Pope St. Paul VI in 1972 The sex-abuse crisis, now in [...]
The Smoke of Satan provides clear, concise analysis of the episcopal crisis
Books
“Through some fissure the smoke of Satan has entered the temple of God.” — Pope St. Paul VI in 1972 The sex-abuse crisis, now in its episcopal phase, is certainly the worst crisis the Church [...]
The Pope fiddles, the bishops fumble, and the laity fume
Editorial
I haven’t written an editorial since late July, in part because of the heavy and unceasing flood of news—most of it bad and some of it terrible—within the Church. In my last editorial, posted on [...]
Features
US bishops punt resolution encouraging Holy See to release McCarrick documents
Baltimore, Md., Nov 14, 2018 / 03:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On the last day of their fall meeting, the U.S. bishops’ conference voted down a resolution that would have “encouraged” the Holy See to release [...]
Features
Intense debate over handling of abuse scandal ensues at USCCB meeting
Baltimore, Md., Nov 13, 2018 / 07:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- More than 20 bishops and cardinals offered passionate interventions during an open floor discussion on the sex abuse crisis at the U.S. bishops’ meeting in [...]
Analysis
Why has Pope Francis hamstrung the U.S. bishops?
Pope Francis has ordered the Catholic Bishops of the United States to refrain from voting on a code of conduct and a lay-led oversight body to investigate bishops accused of misconduct. The President of the [...]
General
Vatican cancels US bishops’ vote on sex abuse reform measures
By Ed Condon Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, has told the American bishops that they will not vote on two key proposals which had been expected to form the basis for [...]
Essay
The Conversion of the Papacy and the Present Church Crisis
Editor’s note: The following essay by Dr. Farrow is much longer and more detailed in many ways than the usual feature articles published by CWR. But we are publishing it because we think it addresses, [...]
Features
Bishop Cary: “Satan wants to destroy the Eucharist” and the priesthood
Bishop Liam Cary, 71, has led the Diocese of Baker, Oregon since 2012. He was born in Portland, the oldest of four children, and grew up in Prineville, twenty miles away from Redmond where he [...]
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I haven’t written an editorial since late July, in part because of the heavy and unceasing flood of news—most of it bad and some of it terrible—within the Church. In my last editorial, posted on [...] -
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Charles E Flynn:
From "The Vatican Intervention in Baltimore", by Philip Lawler: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2018/11/the-vatican-intervention-in-baltimore By quashing the American…
GoofusDoofus:
Christ referred to Peter as both "The Rock" (Matt. 16:18) and Satan (Matt. 16:23). Food for thought.
Mary:
Yes, each one of us can do work in our parish and we MUST!
