I’m writing this short post in the library of the Washington Retreat House in D.C. I am attending the Orientale Lumen Conference here and am giving a talk tomorrow on theosis and the role of the laity. […]
When Pope Benedict XVI addressed Germany’s parliament last September, he brought up a topic that would have delighted its Green Party members had they not been boycotting the talk: the Pontiff acknowledged and even praised […]
While it seems like every week brings heightened anticipation that this is the week a resolution to the on-going discussions between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X will be announced, it now […]
The American bishops have declared a “Fortnight for Freedom,” running the 14 days from June 21 (the Vigil of the Feast of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More) to July 4, Independence Day. “Culminating on Independence […]
David V. Mason, an associate professor at Rhodes College and author of My Mormonism: A Primer for Non-Mormons and Mormons, Alike, lets it fly in a recent op-ed for The New York Times: This is […]
The National Catholic Register reports on “comments and objections raised by several bishops” at the USCCB meeting in Atlanta that “challenged the specificity of some heavily publicized statements”, such as Bishop Blair’s criticisms in April […]
Francis Cardinal George of Chicago, in his June 17, 2012, column in Catholic New World, writes: Our current economic problems and political impasses bear devastating witness to a society obsessed with controlling every aspect of […]
California is home to many beautiful Catholic churches, reflections of the faith of their people. As summer is here and California is a favorite destination of tourists, the following is a profile of 12 Catholic […]
In a remarkable about-face late today, the Catholic Health Association released a letter it sent to the Department of Health and Human Services voicing its objection to the mandate attached to the Affordable Care Act […]
On the heels of the Vatican’s confirmation today that a personal prelature has been offered to the Society of St. Pius X should they sign on to the Holy See’s doctrinal preamble, the SSPX has […]
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