Easter: Launching the Revolution of the Cross
Easter is the unleashing of the Revolution of the Cross. It should be unsettling, like an earthquake. Wondrous, as the explosion of galaxies. Penetrating, as the sound of a thousand marching armies.
Hands Off Easter!
There’s a movement afoot to fix a common date for Easter by 2025. It’s a movement fraught with problems.
The Passion of Christ’s Church
We find ourselves at the tail end of this long Lent which comes to us a decade into this long and difficult papacy.
The Curé Few Want
There is a major identity crisis today in the priesthood. It is a rupture, or at the very least an attempt to disconnect from the burden of its deep-rooted identity as one who offers sacrifice.
The Preferential Option for the Poor Sinner
Our Lord does not see rich or poor, privileged or unfortunate, low class or high. He sees only fallen men and women whom He loves.
Are There Degrees of Communion?
A theology of “partial” or “imperfect” communion actually dates back long before Vatican II.
The Dynamics of Restricting Liturgical Rites
If a liturgical rite can be blamed for the bad theology of some of its attendees, then all rites should be examined to ensure we remove any and all offending liturgies.
Conundrums About Interpretation: What Is a Catholic to Do?
How do we properly interpret Church texts when there are so many competing interpretations of them within Catholicism today?
Did the New Atheists Win?
The rise of the New Atheists in the early 2000’s led to a steep decline in religious affiliation in America. How will the Church respond?
Against Restraining Our Rhetoric
In light of the extremity of the German bishops’ message, why is so much discourse around Catholic doctrine and departure from it surrounded with so much politesse and restraint?
Why Do Heretics Remain in the Church?
The counterfactual optimism of heretics keeps them in the Church while working to destroy it.
Is Anyone in “Full Communion” With Rome?
The common post-conciliar understanding of “communion,” taken to its logical conclusion, often ends in absurdities.
A Berlin Wall—Again
It must seem to the decent Catholics attached to the Traditional Mass that a kind of Berlin Wall is closing in upon them.
The Revolution Is Upon Us
Progressives, political or religious, figured out that you don’t need to have the masses on your side if you control who runs the bureaucracies.
10 Years of Confusion, Political Ideology, and Scandal
Confusion, political ideology, and scandal have been our continual companions the past 10 years, and there’s little reason to believe that will change while this pope still reigns.
Ultramontanism: A Means Not an End
Ultramontanism itself—the hailing of the reigning pontiff as Supreme Leader of the faithful, whose every utterance must be accepted unquestioningly—is a relatively recent phenomenon in the life of the Church.
What Does It Mean to Be a “Welcoming” Church?
Contra Cardinal McElroy, genuine ecclesial inclusion goes through the path of acknowledging and renouncing one’s sinfulness.
Diverting the Focus of the Shepherd
The often uneasy relationship between bishops and the Vatican has come to the forefront in recent years, as increasingly unpastoral directives are being issued by Rome.
The Growing Divide Among Catholic Bishops
The recent debate between Cardinal Robert McElroy and Bishop Thomas Paprocki brought into the open the growing divide among Catholics bishops. Can there be unity when bishops are following essentially different religions?
The Conformist Cardinals
Their Eminences want everyone to understand that they dissent from the Catholic faith, but they don’t want to say it directly.