Features
“Ecclesial reception” in the Era of Francis
Out of more than 5,000 bishops in the universal Church, I don’t think we can consider supporters of the problematic practice of permitting divorced and remarried […]
Pope Francis
Features
Remembering St. John Paul II’s controversial 1987 pilgrimage to Chile
Now is an appropriate time to recall that historic visit and the role that John Paul II and the Chilean bishops played in Chile’s peaceful […]
Analysis
Pope Francis and Ideology
It is unfortunate that the Holy Father’s overall emphasis on legalism is such that he never addresses the antithesis of legalism, namely, antinomianism, leaving us […]
Features
Fr. Thomas Reese’s quixotic, irrational battle with Greek philosophy
The former editor of America magazine would do well to read Benedict XVI’s 2005 “Regensburg Address” and Vatican II’s documents on seminary training and Catholic […]
Editorial
Catholics aren’t obsessed with sex—they are obsessed with life
There seems little doubt, at this point, that 2018 is going to witness yet another great clash over Paul VI’s encyclical—arguably the most contested and […]
The Dispatch
Canon 17 does not let us undercut Canon 915 and what it protects: A response to Stephen Walford
It is difficult to discuss law, of all things, with people who not know what it actually says. […]
Features
From what, precisely, are Amoris Laetitia “dissenters” dissenting?
If even Pope Francis could be unsure about the orthodoxy of his controversial post-Synodal Exhortation, surely the faithful will be allowed to have perplexities of […]
Analysis
How and why the death penalty deters murder in contemporary America
Too many churchmen simply ignore the evidence that the death penalty saves lives and promotes public order. Catholic public officials charged with the care of the […]
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. […]
Essay
On non-infallible teachings of the Magisterium and the meaning of “obsequium religiosum”
Sometimes “religious obsequium” is translated “religious assent,” at other times “religious submission,” and at other times “religious respect”. What exactly are we being asked to […]