This essay is occasioned by (1) the conclusion of the first session of the Synodal Assembly (October, 4–29, 2023) on the theme “For a Synodal Church. Communion, Participation, Mission,” marking the beginning of an interim […]
Viri dignitatem is Latin for “on the dignity of men.” When St. John Paul II published an apostolic letter entitled Mulieris dignitatem (On the Dignity and the Vocation of Women) on the feast of the […]
I. Joseph Pearce once remarked that he tends to look away from Vatican politics on the grounds that it is better not to peer too closely into the engine room of the Barque of St. […]
“For a bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless.”1 When Saint Paul wrote these words to Saint Titus in the first century, he was reminding Titus to be careful in his appointment of bishops for […]
Satan—the Adversary, Prince of Darkness, and Father of Lies—was a latecomer to the repertoire of Christian art. Early Christians, more interested in images of salvation than damnation, preferred depicting the Good Shepherd, the saints, the […]
The Synod on Synodality meeting this month is the first of a two-part synodal assembly; the second session is scheduled to meet a year from now, in October 2024. No one is sure what will […]
The brutal massacre of Israeli women and children by Hamas terrorists on October 7th momentarily shocked the world. What seemed to shock people even more was the almost immediate demonstrations of “solidarity” with the Hamas […]
“The tongue has the power of life and death.” –Proverbs 18:21 The power of words I don’t think it’s over-dramatic to say that words are like nuclear power. Nuclear power can light an entire city […]
Not a few of you – like myself – grew up in a Church and society of great security, a security that was shattered by the revolutionary spirit of the 1960s. That rebellious spirit also […]
October 16, 2023 marks the 45th anniversary of the election of Karol Wojtyła as Pope (now Saint) John Paul II. And, like 45 years ago, the anniversary falls on a Monday. One could reminisce about […]
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