Is Pope Francis our first anticlerical pope? Technically speaking, he isn’t–his two predecessors also were more or less critical of clericalism–but he is well on his way to being the most outspoken one. Consider a […]
Part 1, Accusations “He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.” John 1:10 I have just returned from another year in China where I […]
A reader recently sent an e-mail which opened with this question: “Has St. Ignatius High School never heard of Ignatius Press?” The institution in question is a Jesuit preparatory school in Cleveland, Ohio. I know […]
It is surprising how much weight can be put on a single, limited analogy, like the notion of sister Churches. There are several images of the Church of Christ that have been set forth by […]
From Pope Francis’ morning homily, Wednesday, June 12 (via Vatican radio): The Pope’s homily centered around Jesus’ words in the Gospel of the day, (Mt 5:17) “Do not think that I have come to abolish […]
We’re still at the beginning of the book: The decisions of the provost’s past had put him in a position to negotiate almost any minefield and always come out on top. Excuse me, Danny, but […]
Below is the address delivered by Pope Francis at his Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square June 12, as translated by Vatican Radio. *** Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! Today I would like […]
Yesterday the website Rorate Caeli posted a translation of what is alleged to be a transcript of a meeting Pope Francis held last week with members of the Latin American Conference of Religious. The original […]
I had thought I’d use Dan Brown’s new book Inferno (which I reviewed here) for, er, personal hygiene, but it turns out that Cottonelle works better. So I’ll have to be satisfied with this. I […]
Oh what’s love got to do, got to do with it, What’s love but a second-hand emotion; What’s love got to do, got to do with it, Who needs a heart When a heart can […]
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