With Gratitude and Joy
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Author: Mike Lewis
Pope Francis on protecting the truth of the faith
Anyone who has played youth baseball or softball has seen a backstop, a large structure made of chain-link fencing that is erected behind home plate to serve as a barrier in case a wild pitch or errant throw gets past...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. The word thanksgiving takes on a special meaning for those of us who are Catholic, because it is the meaning of the word Eucharist. A Christian life well-lived is filled with gratitude for all...
Anti-Francis? Broglio, Sodano, and “el Obispo”
Following the election of US Military Archbishop Timothy Broglio as president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), a media debate over his status as a “pro-Francis” or “anti-Francis” bishop has erupted. Many voices have spoken out for and...
The UK Ordinariate and resistance to the Synod
Over the past few days on social media, I have been the subject of attacks regarding some questions and concerns I’ve raised about clergy members of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham (OOLW), one of three personal Ordinariate structures...
Synod Cynics and the Baptismal Call
Imagine if the pope extended an invitation to all the Catholics of the world and invited them to share their thoughts about the Church. Let’s imagine they were given a forum to speak about what they saw as the Church’s...
French bishops respond to abuse allegations
[Editor’s note: What follows are unofficial English translations of the official responses to the admission of past sexual abuse of a minor by the former Archbishop of Bordeaux, Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard by Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort of Reims, the president...
WPI meets Reason & Theology (and James)
This afternoon, Pedro Gabriel appeared on the YouTube program Reason & Theology with Michael Lofton to discuss some of the controversies surrounding Amoris Laetitia and his book, The Orthodoxy of Amoris Laetitia. They touch on some interesting points, including the history...
Cardinal Tagle on AI, Social Media, and the Mind
I came across this thought-provoking talk given by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization) last week in Bangkok for the Asian Bishops’ General Conference. He spoke on the impact of social media and artificial intelligence on...
Traditionalism and Catholicism often don’t mix
It is becoming increasingly necessary for Catholics to take notice of and respond to the near-monopoly held by traditionalists on the story of the Vatican II liturgical reforms. As I noted in an article a couple of weeks ago, much...
To be made whole
My schedule today meant that I was unable to attend Mass at my parish, and I wound up going to Mass at another nearby church for All Saints’ Day. The Mass was celebrated simply — there was no music, there...
Big tent Catholicism
The “Working Document for the Continental Stage” of the global Synod was released this morning with the title “Enlarge the Space of Your Tent,” a reference to Isaiah 54, which serves as a metaphor for one of the central themes...
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