Analysis
The Youth Synod: The next step in the Francis papacy
The just-issued document for the upcoming youth synod emphasizes social justice, the empowerment of women, and changing the Church’s moral teachings. […]
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Columns
The Darkness Gathers: Why public discussion has become increasingly irrational
A regime of pyramiding illusions that substitutes abuse for argument can’t last forever, and many wonder what will end it. […]
The Dispatch
In praise of Fr. Francis Canavan’s prophetic eye
Fun Is Not Enough, a collection of pithy essays originally published in the catholic eye, is full of wit, wisdom, and more than a few […]
Features
Artful veneer of “Call Me By Your Name” masks shallow, distorted view of sexuality
The Best Picture–nominated film seeks to evoke a world of pre-Christian sexual mores, one often cited for its relatively permissive attitudes toward pederasty. […]
Editorial
Cardinal Marx promotes false news about blessings and “homosexual unions”
Will Pope Francis correct the German Cardinal, who has stated that Catholic priests can conduct blessing ceremonies for homosexual couples and says “we have no […]
Features
Cardinal Brandmüller reflects on Luther, “Amoris laetitia”, the Dubia, and current situation
An interview with the Church historian and theologian Walter Cardinal Brandmüller conducted by Armin Schwibach of kath.net. […]
Opinion
Sexploits and crisis: Is it 2002 revisited?
The current drama of Hollywood stars, media types, athletes and politicians is the fruit of the hyper-sexualization of society as a whole for decades at […]
The Dispatch
The “authentic self” vs. the crucified self
Being “gay,” “bisexual,” and “transgendered” is not one’s “authentic self” any more than being “polyamorous” or attracted to one’s long-lost sibling. Orientation toward the sinful […]
Features
Bishop Robert Morlino on controversy: “…only what is true can ultimately be pastoral.”
The Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, who has been under fire from various homosexual activist groups and media outlets, stresses that anyone with “same-sex attraction is a […]
Features
Church teaching and sexuality: What “no longer” holds?
For the past three years, the emphasis of Pope Francis and those close to him has been on “respect” and “listening”, with little or no […]