One of my hopes and goals for Catholic World Report is to have some regular reviews of not just books and movies, but also of good music. (Or, on occasion, of really bad music crying […]
A powerful quote from a source that might surprise some readers: Beneath the issue of contraception is a question about the role ideals and norms play in our communal lives. Yes, they restrict our behavior […]
Just released by the Thomas More Society: “Legal War” for IRS if Churches Are Attacked for Speaking Out on Issues Thomas More Society Promises a Free and Aggressive Legal Defense To Any Religious Leaders Targeted […]
This is newsworthy for the simple reason it is rare to hear of a secular newspaper or other news outlet praise the Catholic Church for how it has addressed the sexual abuse scandal. And it […]
This piece in today’s edition of Vatican Information Service contains several interesting remarks about China, especially regarding the ongoing confusions caused by illegitimately ordained bishops: Vatican City, 26 April 2012 (VIS) – The Commission for […]
The following has been posted on the LCWR site: The national board of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will meet May 29 – June 1, 2012 to begin its discussion of the conclusions of the Congregation […]
From a Catholic News Agency piece about a recent online debate between Ross Douthat, author of Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, and Slate magazine author William Saletan: Douthat also urged Saletan, and others who dismiss the […]
From Vatican Information Service: Vatican City, 25 April 2012 (VIS) – If prayer and the Word of God do not nourish our spiritual life, we run the risk being suffocated by the many cares and […]
The April 29th edition of Our Sunday Visitor newspaper has a feature article, “Make a joyful noise”, about Catholic music and musicians, which I co-authored with long-time, tuneful friend, Gregory Oatis. We had a certain […]
… in the CDF vs. LCWR saga is not, George Weigel notes, the faux shock of the LCWR leadership, but that the Vatican had finally acted, decisively, after three decades of half-hearted (and failed) attempts […]
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