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? […]
Pope Francis
The Dispatch
Making sense of Pope Francis’ statement about “the liturgical reform”
The Holy Father is focusing his (and our) attention on the rational substance of the reform process. […]
The Dispatch
Liturgy, papal infallibility, and terminology
In what way can a pope declare that “liturgical reform” is “irreversible”? […]
The Dispatch
How will the Church respond to “pay-to-slay”?
Apparently, metal detectors are only a problem when installed by Jews. […]
The Dispatch
Pope Francis’ ‘Buenos Aires’ letter posted on the Vatican website. Now what?
Acta Apostolicae Sedis is not a synonym for “Vatican Website” and it has not been designated as the vehicle for promulgating canon law or equivalent provisions. […]
The Dispatch
One of the world’s least religious countries eyes hosting World Youth Day
World Youth Day has been credited with sparking Catholic revival in many places. Undoubtedly, the Czech Republic is a country that desperately needs such revival. […]
Features
“Pray for Sierra Leone”: Over 300 dead and 5,000 displaced in West African nation
An interview with Fr. Paul Morana Sandi, the Secretary General of the Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of The Gambia and Sierra Leone. […]
Columns
These are dark days for dogma
“Man can be defined as an animal that makes dogmas. As he piles doctrine on doctrine and conclusion on conclusion in the formation of some tremendous scheme of philosophy and religion, he is, in the […]
The Dispatch
Ecumenism, influence-envy, and the real Manichean division
Defending the indefensible is never pretty. Or so we’re reminded by recent attempts from the portside of the Catholic commentariat to defend the madcap analysis of America’s alleged “ecumenism of hate” that appeared last month […]
The Dispatch
Ecumenism, religious liberty, and Spadaro’s straw man
Antonio Spadaro S.J. on Wednesday retweeted The New York Times‘ article on the recent essay under his and Marcelo Figueroa’s by-line in La Civiltà Cattolica, quoting this line: “The main point of the article was the […]