A conclave constructed by the late Holy Father to exclude Patriarch Shevchuk is one less likely to be an instrument of the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreSt. John Paul II, as a young priest, was renowned for telling his penitents, after thoroughly examining the question at hand: “You must choose.” That is suitable for the confessional, not for a papal document.
Read MoreIt could be that Pope Francis simply prefers to see no enemies to the left. Yet there are other explanations.
Read MoreShowrunner Kevin Wade has said that the show is about tribes—the Irish Catholic tribe, the police tribe, the military tribe, the New York tribe. I would argue that it is more about fathers and sons.
Read MoreBoth Jewish and Catholic commentators were taken aback by the inclusion of John 8:44, a biblical phrase used for centuries to disparage Jews as children of Satan.
Read MoreOf the many things Christians might do to put God back in their homes, voting for any candidate seems an odd place to start.
Read MoreOriginally ridiculed by many as a “meeting about meetings,” the Synod on Synodality never managed to demonstrate that it wasn’t.
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The coincidence of the eclipse and Easter is an invitation to think about light and darkness in the way that Christians distinctively do.
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After a year of disruptions, will the year ahead prove more tranquil?
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A battle of icons is a battle of doctrines too. That’s why they ambushed St. Patrick’s.
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A number of things became clear about the Synodal Way after the Instrumentum Laboris (IL) released its “working document”
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Time for Dodger baseball? Time now for Dodger blasphemy.
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Two prominent American priests recently made important statements that indicate an attempt to shift the Catholic discussion about homosexuality.
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St. John Fisher was a courageous bishop and gifted theologian imprisoned by a tyrant; we have ourselves a like model in our day.
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The Church—chiefly in Poland—marked the first feast day of Blessed Stefan Wyszyński this past Saturday, May 28
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Archbishop Tutu received praise as a social reformer and less as a Christian pastor; that was fitting, as Tutu’s record on the former was more admirable than the latter.
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The Archdiocese of Catania, Sicily’s second-largest city, has put a three-year ban on godparents at baptism and sponsors at confirmation.
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Bellarmine is principally remembered for two great theological controversies that touched upon worldly realities, one regarding astronomy and the other the political power of the pope.
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