Adorning books about Ireland’s storied past are such titles as How the Irish Saved Civilization. Today’s Ireland, however, is busy losing it. In recent decades secularism has coursed through the country, transforming a pious island […]
The most robust defense of reason today comes not from academics and politicians but from the papacy. At a time of growing skepticism and relativism, Pope Benedict XVI stands almost alone in reason’s defense. In […]
Some liberal liturgists have suggested that the new English translation of the Mass will cause widespread anger amongst the laity. That hasn’t happened in Australia, according to Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, where the new translation was introduced […]
This utterly gratuitous AFP story, absurdly headlined “Pope to hold mass in Berlin’s ‘Hitler Stadium,’ almost seems like a parody of anti-papal media bias. The sensational headline refers to Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, where all such events occur. Nevertheless, the reporter, straining hard to […]
Even though many Democrats support gay marriage, they have been reluctant to embrace it, fearing the political consequences of open support. But a “tipping point” has been reached, says this Washington Post writer, who notes […]
The Vatican Insider speculates on who will follow Cardinal William Levada at the CDF, throwing out many names, including: “One mentioned candidate that enjoys the respect of Benedict XVI is Gerhardt Ludwig Muller, 64 years old […]
The New York Times reports on the disappearance of nuns from leadership positions at Catholic hospitals. It talks to Sister Mary Jean, the retired chief executive of SSM health care. The story notes: “In 1968, […]
A blast of truth-telling about heterodox contemporary theology comes from Fr. Thomas Weinandy in this John Allen story: “Theologians can be a ‘curse and affliction upon the church,’ according to the U.S. bishops’ top official on […]
Catholic World News notes that the New York Times “has rehashed the story that was widely reported in May, about the criticism of Kansas City’s Bishop Robert Finn that arose after the arrest of a […]
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