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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 […]
Opinion
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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An Open Letter to Bishop Thomas J. Tobin
We need leaders who will not mislead us and scatter us. We cry out for shepherds who will shepherd us, so that we need no […]
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Cardinal McCarrick and the crisis of episcopal leadership
The shock and sadness expressed over the allegations Cardinal McCarrick violated the Charter are no more than a red herring. […]
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Immigration, moral authority, and the “order of love”
The question of immigration is complicated enough under the best circumstances. But the problem of mass migration, much of it illegal, in a globalized world […]
Opinion
Why talk of Catholic-Lutheran intercommunion damages Catholic-Orthodox relations
If the Catholic Church can and will think of intercommunion, then intercommunion with the Orthodox Churches is the most reasonable, probable, and feasible. […]
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Pope Francis’ handling of the Viganò scandal doesn’t bode well for Chilean crisis
The Holy Father often says the right things: he grabs the headlines and starts out well enough, but he does not follow through. […]
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Cardinal Eijk, Pope Francis, and problems of governance
The basic dynamic of this pontificate is quite clear, and it leaves far too much unclear. […]