I had to smile at his opening paragraphs, in which Benedict addresses his critic courteously but forcefully: Today, therefore, I would at last like to thank…
What’s the best answer to Christmas sentimentality? The Christmas season liturgy. In the days that follow Christmas, the Church brings us the slaughter of innocents, the…
Father Thomas Reese, S.J., has an interesting and worthwhile article at the National Catholic Reporter on the legacy of Pope Benedict. The piece is characterized first…
THE VATICAN, April 1 — EXCLUSIVE to Catholic Vote, sources in the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments have revealed that Pope…
Reading the comments to John’s excellent post about Bishop Paprocki, I sense a kind of amnesia. So, for the record: There is already lots of clarity about…
It is sometimes easy to forget that the Church’s social teaching isn’t primarily about politics and economics, though it clearly has something to say about both.…