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Evangelization: What and When?
At the “information meeting” of the College of Cardinals this past Aug. 29-30, there was considerable agreement that evangelization is...

George Weigel
Sep 20, 20223 min read


No such thing as a vacant prayer
(Photo: Chris Liverani / Unsplash) Have you ever prayed and wondered if God actually hears you? Have you ever felt like you aren’t...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Sep 15, 20224 min read


Finding the bishops we need
There was considerable excitement in some quarters this summer when Pope Francis appointed three women as members of the Vatican’s...

George Weigel
Sep 13, 20223 min read


The triumph of failure: A tale of two bishops
“If we achieve great things outside of ourselves, and the achieving of them does not effect any change or development in ourselves, we...

Jared Staudt
Sep 7, 20223 min read


On the folly of ignoring dictators
Earlier this year, I had the honor and pleasure of being introduced to Hatfield House, ancestral home of the Marquesses of Salisbury, by...

George Weigel
Sep 6, 20223 min read


Christian solidarity vs. barbarism
CRACOW. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees have passed through this ancient cultural capital of Poland since Vladimir Putin’s...

George Weigel
Aug 30, 20223 min read


Archdiocesan Synod: Divine intimacy heals divisions and empowers
When I reflect on my experience of the Archdiocesan Synod, Jesus is active in healing his people and empowering us for mission. He calls...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Aug 30, 20224 min read


What true development in moral theology looks like
Faith does not depend upon our own reasonings and feelings. It responds to the revelation of God, which exceeds all of our own...

Jared Staudt
Aug 25, 20224 min read


Wars and choices
One of the more irritating tropes of this age in which sloganeering has replaced argumentation is the alleged distinction between “wars...

George Weigel
Aug 23, 20223 min read


The Sacred Heart of Jesus burns for you
Photo by Gera Juarez | Cathopic When I was a kid, my parents had a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus prominently displayed on their...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Aug 19, 20225 min read


“Matthew 25 Catholics”?
Barring a startling lurch to starboard in the Empire State, Kathy Hochul, who as lieutenant governor succeeded the unlamented Andrew...

George Weigel
Aug 17, 20223 min read


Rebuilding in the Heartland
It’s amazing what happens in what many people call “flyover” country, where many Catholics quietly are going about the work of rebuilding...

Jared Staudt
Aug 10, 20224 min read


On the ever-accelerating passage of time
In one of his Blackford Oakes novels, William F. Buckley, Jr. had a character crack a Wagnerian joke along these lines: What is Siegfried...

George Weigel
Aug 9, 20223 min read


Elizabeth Warren, woke totalitarian
The subject-line on the email was, shall we say, striking: “Crone swoops with talons toward younger women with babies.” The predatory...

George Weigel
Aug 2, 20223 min read


Another assault on John Paul II
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II had lunch in the papal apartment with Dr. Jerome Lejeune, the renowned French pediatrician and...

George Weigel
Jul 27, 20223 min read


The clash of the post-Roe worldviews
Hundreds of pro-abortion demonstrators tried to block a monthly pro-life march and prayer vigil at a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Jul 21, 20225 min read


Heaven on Earth: Liturgical Wisdom from Eastern Christianity
It is easy to forget that the Catholic Church is composed of 24 self-governing Churches with distinct liturgical rites. We lose sight of...

Jared Staudt
Jul 20, 20224 min read


The irrepressible, irreplaceable Midge Decter
About two-thirds of the way through that fine 1992 film, A League of Their Own , star catcher Dottie Hinson has had enough of the grind...

George Weigel
Jul 19, 20223 min read


The Future of the Pro-life Movement in Colorado
Just as the Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973 was a turning point for how our country treats innocent and vulnerable children in the womb, the...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Jul 15, 20224 min read


The War of the Conciliar Succession, continued
While I’ve never been able to remember the details of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) and the War of the Austrian...

George Weigel
Jul 12, 20223 min read
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