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  • [ November 28, 2023 ] The Pope didn’t summon Spain’s bishops to ‘chew them out’ says Cardinal Omella News Briefs
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Synodal myopia in light of synodality in the family and apostolates

November 23, 2023 Douglas Bushman 15

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 […]

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The book St. John Paul II did and did not write

November 15, 2023 Deacon David H. Delaney, Ph.D. 2

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 […]

Books

Gänswein’s Who believes Is Not Alone is detailed, informative, never sensational

November 5, 2023 Chilton Williamson, Jr. 6

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. […]

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Saint Charles Borromeo and other holy bishops

November 3, 2023 Dawn Beutner 12

“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 […]

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The many faces of Satan and his demons: An artistic and literary history

October 31, 2023 Sandra Miesel 8

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 […]

Essay

The Synod on Synodality at the halfway point      

October 25, 2023 George Weigel 18

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 […]

Analysis

Abandon the idea of intrinsically evil acts at your own peril

October 22, 2023 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 40

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 […]

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Loving the Word of God in a world flooded with words

October 21, 2023 Fr. Charles Fox 10

“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 […]

Essay

The “God of Surprises” and the pontificate of St. John Paul II

October 16, 2023 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 5

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 […]

Essay

What St. John Paul II means to me: On the 45th anniversary of his election

October 15, 2023 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 20

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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