Msgr. Richard C. Antall

Monsignor Antall is pastor of Holy Name Parish in the Diocese of Cleveland. He is the author of The X-Mass Files (Atmosphere Press, 2021), and The Wedding (Lambing Press, 2019).

recent articles

Grieving for the Holy Father 

The Church should grieve for every member, and “the pope” is much bigger than any individual pope. But grief should not interfere with serious evaluation of his papacy.

Lennon’s “Imagine” and Carter’s Ignorance

John Lennon’s “Imagine” is an anthem for relativism, and its implications would certainly contradict some of the Bible School lessons the ex-president imparted regularly for most of his adult life.

Billionaires and Visas

Immigration reform is a complicated business, often related to the inherent contradictions in our economic system. There are many unemployed, but there are also surpluses of jobs that are not filled.

The Culture of Death Wins in Britain

Assisted suicide is legalized in Britain, and we can’t pretend there wouldn’t be support for it in other Western countries, including the United States.

What the Pope Wanted to Say, Probably

There is a certain pastoral discretion required in an official visit to another country. However, discretion does not mean minimizing or relativizing the Gospel.

The Not-So-Great Debate

Debates ideally are supposed to clarify positions and contrast ideas. The exercise that Trump and Harris were engaged in during their first debate was all about rhetoric.

Trump’s Disturbing Support of IVF

Trump did not say he merely would tolerate the Brave New World of laboratory babies; he says now that he would make the government pay for anyone who wanted to conceive a family in a petri dish.

Paris Is No Stranger to Sacrilege

The Neo-paganism evident in the expensive show put on for the opening of the Olympics was just another example in a long history of official French ultra-secularist de-Christianization.

P.S.: They Don’t Want Us to Vote at All

The manipulation of our system by corporations and plutocrats in ways against the Common Good hampers us to a frustration that is almost metaphysical. However, we are responsible for the government. 

The Canceled Jesuit

Conservative Fr. Paul Mankowski, S.J. was silenced while liberal dissident Jesuits like Fr. Robert Drinan, S.J. were allowed to even run for Congress.

What Does the Pope Really Mean?

The pope is a pastor more than a thinker. We cannot expect the intellectual rigor of either of his two most recent predecessors. But am I the only one who feels like this “two steps forward, two steps back” is a little confusing?

The People-Pleasing Vatican

Seeking celebrity acceptance sacrifices seriousness and credibility. It is sad when leadership in the Church shows star-struck, stage door behavior.

The Trump Convictions Reveal a Broken Justice System

The use of the courts for political ends is not new, but the Biden administration’s persecution of the pro-life movement and now Donald Trump has further undermined my confidence in a system so vulnerable to the prejudices of practitioners.

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