‘The Heavens Declare The Glory of God…’
June 10, 2020
In his “Life of St. Augustine,” the 5th-century bishop Possidius tells us that the greatest of the Latin Doctors of...
George Weigel
The Vatican’s Choice: Jimmy Lai or Xi Jinping?
June 3, 2020
In mid-May, Chinese leader Xi Jinping unveiled a plan to bypass Hong Kong’s legislature and impose draconian new “national security”...
Extraordinary Evangelization In Extraordinary Times
May 27, 2020
I’d heard about Father Alexander Sherbrooke long before we met in June 2011; Father Sherbrooke had been a mentor for...
Some Risky Games Intellectuals Play
May 20, 2020
Shortly after President John F. Kennedy’s cabinet met for the first time, Vice President Lyndon Johnson waxed enthusiastic about the...
On John Paul II’s Centenary
May 13, 2020
As the world and the Church mark the centenary of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II on May...
Joseph Ratzinger, Theological Reformer
May 6, 2020
As he turned 94 on April 16, Joseph Ratzinger remained one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented men of consequence...
The ‘Historic’ Amazonian Synod
April 29, 2020
Given that he was one of the principal planners and prominent leaders of last October’s special Synod on Amazonia, Cardinal...
Rediscovering Baptism in Plague Time
April 22, 2020
On April 29, 1951, Father Thomas Love, S.J., baptized me in the Church of Sts. Philip and James, near Johns...
After Cardinal Pell’s Rightful Acquittal
April 16, 2020
The unanimous decision by Australia’s High Court to quash Cardinal George Pell’s convictions on charges of “historic sexual abuse” and...
Embracing the Kind of Redeemer God Appointed
April 9, 2020
The Gospel readings of Lent remind us that opposition to Jesus and his mission frequently grew out of the desire...