The Dispatch
Why does the Vatican recognize Orthodox marriages but not those of the SSPX?
The answer has to do with profoundly different juridical and ecclesial realities. […]
Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part One
Chapp's Schtick
Editor’s note: This is Part One of a two-part essay on the teachings of the Second Vatican Council on religious freedom. ———— One of the constant criticisms from traditionalist Catholics of Vatican II’s document on [...]
The Lasting Brilliance of the Second Spring: A Review of Converts
Books
“The English Church was, and the English Church was not, and the English Church is once again. This is the portent, worthy of a cry. It is the coming in of a Second Spring,” preached [...]
Analysis
What the Vatican’s recent decision on the homily teaches about the Church
The recent decision of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), in conjunction with the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, rejected the request of the German Bishops’ Conference [...]
Essay
Theology of the body and the reality of our mortality
My teen son noticed I was a bit quieter than usual as we sat, waiting for Mass to begin. Nothing was wrong, just a bit of fatigue and distraction. But he is the son most [...]
Books
The Declaration of Independence at 250: An interview with Bradley J. Birzer
Bradley J. Birzer, professor of history at Hillsdale College since 1999, is a prolific author and a good friend. He has written books on Russell Kirk, J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Dawson, Charles Carroll, and drumming legend [...]
Essay
If We Can Keep It
On September 17, 1787, as the delegates to the Constitutional Convention filed out of the Pennsylvania State House, having just finished the most consequential document most of them would ever sign, a Philadelphia woman named [...]
Features
Vatican confirms excommunication of SSPX bishops, declares schism
Because the traditionalist group consecrated bishops without papal approval, the Vatican issued a decree on July 2 declaring those bishops and their consecrators automatically excommunicated. […]
Essay
What links disintegration? On Rousseau, gnosticism, and Saint Michael
The truth will not only “make us free” but it is itself free. We all come in fact to know the same truth, otherwise we could not communicate at all with one another. This is why the [...]
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“Indeed it is through chastity that we are gathered together and led back to the unity from which we were fragmented into multiplicity.” — Saint Augustine, Confessions (quoted in CCC 2340) “I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by [...] -
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CatholicLaityGroup:
While I understand the Vatican's need to protect its intellectual property and translations, restricting access to these texts seems counterproductive…
CanonLawStudent:
Are there any official documents from the Vatican indicating that these reforms are actively being drafted, or is this currently…
James Kleineck:
David - reading the letter written by Pope Leo on June 29th of the illicit consecrations, Pope Leo writes "I…
