Pope Francis and The Life Issues July 15, 2021 Pope Francis’ tendency to use colorful expressions and abrasive adjectives in commenting on ideas, habits, and practices of which he...
The DeLauro Democrats And the Bishops June 30, 2021 At 1 p.m. EDT on June 18, it was announced that three-quarters of the U.S. bishops had voted to develop...
Collegiality and Eucharistic Integrity June 24, 2021 If the Church lives from the Eucharist and yet the people of the Church don’t participate in the Eucharist as...
Cardinal Pell at 80: His voice will be heard June 17, 2021 Fifteen months ago, it looked as if Cardinal George Pell might spend his 80th birthday in prison. A malicious trolling...
30 Years of Work and Conversation in Poland June 11, 2021 It was a two-week whirlwind that changed my life forever, that first visit of mine to Poland in June 1991....
The Oldest Cathedral, The Newest Challenge June 3, 2021 It’s now the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, but for native Baltimoreans...
The Healer: Paul McHugh at 90 May 27, 2021 One of the adornments of American Catholicism turned 90 on May 21: Dr. Paul R. McHugh, longtime head of psychiatry...
A Most Unfortunate Roman Intervention May 19, 2021 Cardinal Ladaria’s letter includes statements that are not self-evidently clear, in part because they seem inconsistent with what the congregation...
Vatican II on Catholics In Public Life May 13, 2021 The Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (often referenced by its Latin title, Gaudium...
Gaia, False Gods, and Public Policy May 5, 2021 Is ours a secular world? Or is it a world that’s traded authentic religion for a modern form of idolatry...