Pope Francis opens up
To think it was only a month ago that Francis’s announcement of an August consistory and his need to use a wheelchair due to a knee injury was fueling rumors that Pope Francis was planning to retire very soon. In...
Author: Mike Lewis
Gloria Purvis: None of this was planned
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify “It was in that silence, while we were in the crypt church of the cathedral during adoration with the monstrance exposed, that I had an experience that I could only call a mystical experience where I was— all...
The true confessions of a conspiracy theory debunker
You may have noticed that recently my article output has been a bit more sporadic than usual. There’s a reason for this, although it’s somewhat embarrassing to admit. For the last month or so, I have been neck-deep in the...
Human dignity and holes in the seamless garment
It wasn’t until adulthood that I began to discover the breadth of Catholic social doctrine, a rich body of teaching that I’d somehow never been introduced to in all my years as a practicing Catholic. (The title of Mark Shea’s...
Phyllis Zagano on women’s leadership in the Church
Apple | Google | Spotify In today’s new episode of Field Hospital, Jeannie Gaffigan and I discuss the role of women in the Church with internationally-acclaimed scholar Phyllis Zagano, who has written extensively about women in church history, especially women deacons. Zagano, who was...
Annibale Bugnini: Liturgy’s Greatest Villain
One morning, back in March of 2016, checking up on the news of the day, I came across a headline from the website of the Daily Express (an outlet whose alleged “journalism” has been discussed on this website once before),...
Mass of the Ages: Gilded Radicalism
[Editor’s Note: The following is a response to episodes one and two of the documentary film series Mass of the Ages: The Latin Mass TRILOGY. It was directed by Cameron O’Hearn and produced by O’Hearn and Jonathan Weiss. You can...
The Holy Trinity: God reveals himself through love
I was away for most of yesterday, and spent my entire evening at a farewell party for good friends. Due to some confusion and conflicting schedules, we don’t have a homily for today’s readings, so today I am sharing Pope...
Cautiously quelling papal resignation rumors…
The odd timing of a consistory to name 21 new cardinals and his decision to forego knee surgery and instead use a wheelchair prompted some Catholics to speculate that Pope Francis may announce his retirement soon. When Nicole Winfield of...
Interview with Cardinal Blase Cupich on gun violence
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify In today’s new episode of Field Hospital, Jeannie Gaffigan and I are joined by Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago to talk about how Catholics should respond to the plague of gun violence in our society. In his statement following...
Imagisterium, revisited
Just wanted to share that there is a new post on my (erratically updated) substack blog, Mike Lewis Extra. After a couple of days of online debates with death penalty advocates who inexplicably also argue that Catholic teaching supports the...
All about priorities: Why Pope Francis picked Bishop McElroy
The appointment of San Diego’s Bishop Robert McElroy to the College of Cardinals has stirred some interesting, often impassioned responses in the Catholic world. Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter described the move as “thrilling.” Christopher Altieri suggested...
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