Essay
The theological roots of the present crisis
An ambiguous attitude to “human sexuality” on the part of “mainstream” moral theology led in time to bishops effectively turning a blind eye to sinful […]
Articles by Fr. D. Vincent Twomey, SVD
Analysis
The refined, problematic casuistry of Abp. Fernández’s defense of chapter 8 of “Amoris Laetitia”
Archbishop Fernández’s essay on the controversial eighth chapter of Amoris Laetitia attempted to dispel doubts about that papal document’s orthodoxy but has only raised more […]
Essay
“Amoris Laetitia” and the chasm in modern moral theology
Can the apostolic exhortation help bridge the chasm that, since 1968, has divided moral theologians in matters of sexual morality? […]
The Salzburg Declaration emphasizes necessity of an ecumenical “ecology of man”
Something quite remarkable—indeed historic—happened in Salzburg, Austria, on September 6th last. The occasion was an ecumenical Congress organized by the [Protestant] International Christian Network (Internationale Konferenz Bekennender Gemeinschaften). What made the event so notable was […]
General
A report from Ratzinger’s Schülerkreistreffen, Castel Gandolfo 2015
The Czech intellectual and scholar, Professor Tomas Halik, winner of the Tempelton Prize (2014), was guest speaker at this year’s annual meeting of Ratzinger’s former doctoral and post-doctoral students, held August 27-30. (The meeting has […]
Between the Synods: Testing the Catholicity of our Faith
When asked about the Synod’s hot-button issues in a TV interview conducted on March 6 last and broadcast on the Mexican Televista on the 12th of March, Pope Francis responded with the statement: “I believe […]
Analysis
A Tale of Two Synods
Last Saturday, the synod closed with the voting on the final report and with a final address by the Pope, which was greeted with a prolonged standing ovation. The week of high drama ended with […]
Analysis
An Extraordinary Synod—In More Ways Than One
This Synod is extraordinary in more ways than one. It is extra-ordinary in the simple sense of being merely preparatory to the actual or ordinary Synod that will take place in twelve months’ time. But […]