Untangling the Society of St. Pius X conundrum would likely benefit from a synodal solution, as Pope Leo XIV has offered.
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SSPX Leadership Defies Rome
The Holy See has declared that, if the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) proceeds with the ordination of bishops in July without a papal mandate, those involved in these illicit ordinations are automatically (“latae sententiae”) excommunicated — that is, excommunicated by their own acts.
When We Mistake Human Dignity for Human Error
My husband and I were traveling through the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York when we began reading Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical
addressing artificial intelligence.
Vets Deserve Crucifix Option on Headstones
Allowing the crucifix as an approved emblem on a headstone would give families of Catholic veterans a deeper sense of peace and comfort when they entrust their loved ones to the Lord’s care.
A Toast to America: The Land of Immigrants
I celebrated and toasted the 200th anniversary of America’s independence in 1976 with friends and family who, just a few years earlier, had arrived with hearts brimming with joy in this land of promises and hopes.
The Strength of Jimmy Lai
What can his fellow Catholics do for Jimmy Lai at the moment? We can hold him in prayer every day. We can urge the administration to continue to press for Jimmy’s release, and we can urge our representatives and senators to press the administration to keep pressing the Chinese regime.
In Praise of Fathers, the Quiet Heroes Among Us
This Father’s Day, let us remember the quiet heroes who are all around us. And let us commit ourselves to follow their example.
John Paul II and America
It’s probably fair to say that John Paul II began his papacy with an impression of American Catholicism not dissimilar from that of other European intellectuals: The U.S. Church had an enviable network of institutions — ranging from parishes to health care and social service facilities to schools, colleges, and universities — but the Church was more wealthy than cultured and lived too comfortably within the American status quo.
Why Bishops Are Consecrating U.S. to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
On June 11, during their spring meeting in Orlando, bishops of the United States gathered at the Basilica Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, to consecrate the United States to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The consecration celebrates America’s semiquincentennial, that is, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The Peace That We Can Make
Repetition, it’s said, can be the mother of learning. So, in light of recent Catholic debates about the pursuit of peace in the Middle East and elsewhere, permit me to reprise, with slight adjustments, parts of a column from 24 years ago.