Special Report
Month: January 2014
Ecclesia et Civitas
What’s Normal?
The great political, social, and moral issue of the present day is the authority of the natural and normal. Accepting that authority means accepting a vernacular form of natural law, and thus a belief that […]
General
Thoughts on the Pope’s letter to the new cardinals
On the morning of Sunday, January 12th, the day the list of new cardinals was officially announced, someone called to me across the refectory: “Well, Schall, I see you didn’t make it again.” Since this […]
General
[Full text] Pope Francis’ New Year’s address to Vatican diplomats
Today Pope Francis delivered the traditional New Year address to the Vatican diplomatic corps, highlighting the problems and challenges he sees as most pressing in what has come to be known as the papal “state […]
General
Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church responds to threats by authorities
January 13, 2014, UGCC Department of Information People demonstrating in the Square (Maidan) in Kyiv [Kiev] have turned to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and other Churches, asking them to pray together with them. Indeed, […]
General
Dennis Rodman and the surreal and savage fiefdom of North Korea
What do Kenneth Bae and former NBA star Dennis Rodman have in common? As of this writing, nothing other than that each is spending, or has spent, time in North Korea (aka, the DPRK). The […]
General
Pope Francis, baptism, and civil marriage
Yesterday, on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptized 32 children during Mass held in the Sistine Chapel (celebrated ad orientem at the chapel’s high altar, incidentally). One of the newly […]
Interview
Fostering a Culture of Vocation and Evangelization in Vancouver, BC
Archbishop J. Michael Miller of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada celebrated the 10th anniversary of his episcopal ordination on Sunday, January 12. Archbishop Miller, 67, was born in Ottawa. He joined the Basilian Fathers, who once had a significant […]
General
Pope Francis names new cardinals
Today, at the conclusion of his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis announced the names of the new cardinals who will be elevated at next month’s consistory in Rome. Sixteen of the new cardinals will be eligible […]
Analysis
The Russian Orthodox Church and the Papacy
Nearly three years ago now, I published a book on Orthodoxy and papal primacy and, at risk of being immodest, have since felt more and more that I had said everything that needed to be […]