“So, whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.” (2 Cor. 5:17) The Church...

The Return of the Prodigal Son by Pompeo Batoni, c. 1773. (Photo: Public Domain) As we begin this season of Lent, I want to remind each...

Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver has written again to the head of the German bishops’ conference reiterating that the country’s synodal path challenges, and even repudiates, the deposit of faith. “The Synodal Path does not simply address ‘structural’ concerns: it challenges, and in some instances repudiates, the deposit of faith. Documents of the Synodal Path cannot be read in any other way than as raising the most serious questions about the nature and binding authority of

Letter warns that Germany's 'Synodal Path' could lead to schism More than 70 bishops from around the world including Archbishop Samuel Aquila have released a “ fraternal open letter ” to Germany’s bishops warning that sweeping changes to Church teaching advocated by the ongoing process known as the “Synodal Path” may lead to schism. Read the full letter The letter expresses “our growing concern about the nature of the entire German ‘Synodal Path,'” which the signatories say

By a nun of the Abbey of St. Walburga “My dearest daughters, the two of you give witness today, in the midst of the darkness of the times, to the truth of the light of Jesus Christ. You are light and salt in the time in which we live.” These words, spoken by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, were directed at the two newest solemnly professed members of the Abbey of St. Walburga, Virginia Dale, Colorado, during his homily during the Eucharistic Celebration on August 15, 2021, the S

“Let us get up then, at last, for the Scriptures rouse us,” the Rule of St. Benedict urges us. “Let us open our eyes to the light … and...