Theology of the Shoddy (Catholic Culture): “The Theology of the Body Institute (TOBI) recently released a piece of content which received an abnormal amount of attention, much of it negative.”
Flourishing Traditional Marian Franciscan Community in UK to Be Dissolved (National Catholic Register): After years of growth in vocations, conversions and media outreach, the Family of Mary Immaculate and St. Francis has sought dissolution due to lack of ‘practical and canonical support.’”
Magnifica Humanitas Refounds Catholic Social Teaching (First Things): “The measure of Magnifica Humanitas cannot be taken today, so soon after its release. We won’t know for many years what sort of legacy it might have. But if it does have a legacy, it just may be the salvaging of the Church’s ‘social doctrine.”’
James Talarico and the Myth of the Moderate Democrat (Amac): “Following a riveting Republican primary that saw state Attorney General Ken Paxton defeat incumbent John Cornyn for the Texas Senate seat up for grabs this November, all attention now turns to the general election.”
Why the West Needs the American Founding (The American Spectator): “The Founding shows that the West’s deepest traditions can be reconciled and made to sustain a free society.”
Leo XIV ousts Ruffini. The Pope strikes his first blow against the Palazzo Pio clique (Silere Non Possum): “Today, 2 June 2026, Pope Leo XIV brought Paolo Ruffini’s mandate at the head of the Dicastery for Communication to an end, entrusting its leadership to Maria Montserrat ‘Montse’ Alvarado.”
Leo XIV: What does his first encyclical tell us? (MondayVatican): “Leo XIV’s encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas, has a Latin title, but it doesn’t yet have a Latin version.”
Leo XIV contra the new Babel: Reflections on the pope’s landmark encyclical (Edward Feser – Blogspot): “While artificial intelligence (or AI) gets significant attention, the encyclical is actually devoted to a much larger theme, of which AI is only a part.”
A Stranger They Will Not Follow: The Good Shepherd and Ignatian Discernment (SpiritualDirection.com): “If your heart is not at peace, do not follow a new idea, thought or suggestion. These strange voices are not the Good Shepherd.”
The Christology of the Stairs: Medieval Raised Sanctuaries vs. Modern “Worship Spaces” (The Sacred Images Project): “The sanctuary … represents a reality that is objectively higher than and separated from ordinary life, and it made perfect sense to the medieval Christian mind to show that reality physically.”
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