Essay
The theological roots of the present crisis
An ambiguous attitude to “human sexuality” on the part of “mainstream” moral theology led in time to bishops effectively turning a blind eye to sinful […]
moral theology
Analysis
The Truth is Still Splendid: Veritatis Splendor at 25
John Paul II’s great—and most controversial—encyclical, on morality and moral theology, still answers some of the most crucial questions of our time. […]
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 […]
The Dispatch
Moral theology should make saints—not excuses
Moral theologians should pursue research and reflection in order to bring forth and multiply the Church’s rich tradition on spiritual growth and holiness. They should […]
Columns
On the Creases of Being
Monsignor Robert Sokolowski’s insightful Moral Action is, in a sense, is a polemic against the subjectivizing of moral action as if the word or act we put […]
The Dispatch
“You have to decide.”
Father Karol Wojtyła’s signature phrase as a confessor and spiritual director was, “You have to decide.” And it had nothing to do with a notion being […]
The Dispatch
Why we need “objectively disordered”
Catholics across the globe, from those in the pew to some of our own bishops, appear to have bought into the ideology of sexual orientation, […]
The Dispatch
To the Memory of His Eminence Carlo Cardinal Caffarra
Overcoming the schematism of the casuistic approach, which opposes the norm against conscience and remains entangled in the sterile debate between rigorism and laxism, Cardinal […]
Essay
“Amoris Laetitia” and the chasm in modern moral theology
Can the apostolic exhortation help bridge the chasm that, since 1968, has divided moral theologians in matters of sexual morality? […]
The Dispatch
Legalism, Old and New
In case you didn’t notice, Pope Francis thinks legalism is a bad thing—and that’s good news. For legalism, correctly understood, is opposed to authentic morality. The Pope returned to this theme, a favorite of his, […]