Features
Now it is not the time to “turn down the temperature”
Sometimes even allies offer advice that is ill-conceived, and I think that applies to some of what Fr. Raymond de Souza wrote recently for the […]
Opinion
Features
Being Frank about Francis
The McCarrick scandal, let us all admit, is just one powerful gust in the swirling tempest that now surrounds Francis and threatens to capsize both […]
Features
Reflections from the ruins
The reform will begin when the Church again unambiguously teaches the Gospel complete. […]
Features
How the bishops use and abuse “scandal”
It has become a synonym for “institution-harming controversy” or “bad public relations,” which are to be avoided at all costs. […]
Features
“Zeal for thy house”: A young priest’s reflections on scandal in the Church
The world showed me all the ways there are to fall, but when I discovered the Church, I found the one way there is to […]
Features
Emerging from Scandal: The Necessary Steps Forward
The Catholic Church in America needs bishops with strong backbones, men who are not worried about their next promotion, or about the next assault from […]
Features
The McCarrick Mess
The bishops of the United States—all of us—should petition the Holy Father to form a team, made up mostly of faithful lay Catholics, to empower […]
Features
The Current Crisis and the Order of the Laity
Bishop Scharfenberger’s call for “an independent commission led by well-respected, faithful lay leaders” should be heeded, for it is far superior to Cardinal Wuerl’s proposal and […]
Features
The emergent #MeToo clerical movement
Priests too frequently live in fear of the power of their Bishop over their lives. It’s time that Bishops understand that they cannot afford to […]
Features
The Cultural Capitulation Continues
The President is Missing by former President Bill Clinton and best-selling author James Patterson is yet one more example of popular culture running interference for Islam. […]