The Pope, the bishops, Muhammad and migration
What is missing from the bishops’ campaign materials is any larger context in which to place the issue of Muslim migration. Catholics who are contemplating [...]
View ArticleFr. Thomas G. Weinandy explains his critical letter to Pope Francis
"First," says the noted Capuchin priest and theologian, "I decided to write Pope Francis a letter, which I intended then to publish unless he adequately [...]
View ArticleFr. Weinandy was clear and direct. The USCCB was not.
The Bishops had the right – perhaps the duty – to require Fr. Weinandy’s resignation. Nevertheless, the Catholic faithful in every state of life in [...]
View ArticleFr. Weinandy: “The USCCB strongly encouraged me to resign.”
Some more statements from Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy about his letter to Pope Francis and his resignation from his role as consultant to the USCCB. [...]
View ArticleSuperstition, Dissent, and Scandal? A brief defense of Fr. Thomas Weinandy
Some pundits from both progressive and orthodox quarters have been quick to criticize and even condemn Fr. Weinandy and his missive to the Pope.Thus, a [...]
View ArticleUSCCB committee election a referendum on what it means to be pro-life
At issue, fundamentally, is how the bishops understand what it means to be “pro-life.” While Naumann’s election would signal continuity with the current approach, Cupich’s [...]
View ArticleArchbishop Naumann elected US bishops’ pro-life committee chair
Archbishop Naumann won the pro-life committee with 96 votes, or 54 percent. The other candidate, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, garnered 82 votes, or 46 [...]
View ArticleArchbishop Naumann, Cardinal Cupich, and the mysterious middle finger
While Naumann has shown that he is a warrior and a leader—who can also dialogue when the moment calls for dialogue—it's not evident at all [...]
View ArticleBlack Elk and the need for catechists
There is an army of volunteers across our country who give generously of their time to pass on the faith to our young people, but [...]
View ArticleArchbishop Naumann: “If the Church is silent on the destruction of life,...
The recently elected USCCB's head of the Committee of Pro-Life Activities discusses his many years of service in the pro-life cause, preaching about abortion, pro-abortion Catholic [...]
View ArticleCatholics aren’t obsessed with sex—they are obsessed with life
There seems little doubt, at this point, that 2018 is going to witness yet another great clash over Paul VI's encyclical—arguably the most contested and [...]
View ArticleThe problem is not “Islamophobia” but ignorance of Islam
An Open Letter to Bishop Joseph Bambera, Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee for Interreligious Affairs [...]
View ArticleBishop Paprocki discusses background, decision regarding Sen. Durbin
"Senator Durbin was once pro-life," says the Bishop of Springfield, Illinois. "He changed somewhere along the line. I hope he comes back to his roots. [...]
View ArticleUpcoming SCOTUS cases raise serious questions about religious freedom, First...
And as these cases work their way through the judicial process, observers are conscious of an even larger question about the Supreme Court. [...]
View ArticleThe question behind the question
I have believed for some time that this issue of how we communicate is perhaps as important as what we communicate—that is, if we are [...]
View ArticleMaking sense of U.S. immigration law, enforcement, and the current crisis
The teachings of the Magisterium mostly vindicate Sessions’s policies in interpreting and enforcing American law. At the same time, these teachings strongly suggest grave deficiencies [...]
View ArticleArchbishop Kurtz: Religious Liberty Week is about the Gospel, is meant to...
"It has been difficult," says the chairman of the USCCB's Committee for Religious Liberty, "as we're swimming upstream in this culture. Some people think religious [...]
View ArticleCardinal DiNardo: ‘Grave moral failures of judgment’ about McCarrick allegations
“One way or the other, we are determined to find the truth in this matter,” says the president of the USCCB. [...]
View ArticleBishop Michael Olson: “We can’t merely say we’re sorry and angry”
"We need to investigate how this happened," says the bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas. "And, if people knew about McCarrick’s behavior and [...]
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