Carl’s Cuts
Carl’s Cuts: Hefner the Modern Man, filial corrections, uncomfortable and out-of-bounds topics
And don’t forget some poetry from Chaucer and a classy new jazz cut. […]
Pope Francis
The Dispatch
Francis was never pope? Call me unpersuaded.
While Universi Dominici Gregis is special law for a special event, it is not independent of the rest of canon law; it must be read in […]
Features
New Archbishop of Lodz, Poland, focuses on traditional spirituality, re-evangelization
Few bishops have done as much to advance the new evangelization as Bishop Grzegorz Ryś, now the head of the Archdiocese of Lodz. […]
News
Scholars, clergy sign letter accusing Pope Francis of “upholding heretical positions”
SSPX head Bishop Bernard Fellay is among the letter’s signatories, who call it a “filial correction.” […]
Features
Farewell to the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
The JPII Institute I knew and have known was already “theological” and already “scientific”. So why the changes? […]
Analysis
The end of an era?
The fact that Cardinal Caffarra is today mostly remembered because of the dubia shows, to some extent, the current preoccupying drift in discussions about the […]
The Dispatch
‘Same-sex marriage’ and ‘same-sex unions’ are not the same things…
… and I think Pope Francis was right to make that observation, which in turn means, yes, I think that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith muffed the distinction between “unions” and “marriage” back […]
Features
The life and legacy of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor
The former cardinal archbishop of Westminster, who died on September 1st, had a significant and sometimes controversial role in the Church in Britain for four […]
The Dispatch
Eastern and Western liturgy: Natural harmony or unnatural dissonance?
Pope Francis’ speech on the liturgical reform delivered on August 24, 2017 raises questions about both liturgy and ecumenism. […]
The Dispatch
What, the Devil?
A new study reveals that Catholics are among the least likely to agree that Satan is a “living being.” […]