A most unlikely cardinal
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By the Lord has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad. — Psalm 118:22-24 (NABRE) For...
Author: Mike Lewis
The US Church does not understand Pope Francis
Someone has to say it publicly: The Catholic Church in the United States does not understand the Holy Father and is doing itself great harm. This sentence isn’t entirely original. It’s the inverse of the opening line of a June...
Common ground with (some) papal critics
A few days ago, an article entitled “Where Peter Actually Is” by Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi appeared on the website of the new-ish Catholic magazine The Lamp. In his article, Fr. Dobrozsi attempts to put forth a balanced view of the...
“The Church cannot allow the present situation to continue”
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith sent a letter to Fr. Charles Curran, dated Sept. 17, 1985, regarding his dissent from Church teaching on contraception. The Congregation explained that “the authorities of the church cannot allow the present...
Hell
WPI contributor Paul Fahey and SmartCatholics founder Dominic DeSouza have a new episode of “Pope Francis Generation” out this week in which they talk about hell. They discuss Church teaching, debates surrounding the theory of universalism, and how a Catholic...
Pope Francis, neologisms, and doctrinal development
If I could have one superpower, it would be the ability to speak and understand multiple languages. I am especially reminded of this when I travel abroad, for instance during my family’s brief encounter with Pope Francis back in April....
The Pontifical Academy for Life and revisiting the Kasper proposal
Back in 2014, Cardinal Walter Kasper gave a lecture across two days, February 20 and 21, for an extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in Rome on the topic of marriage and the family. He spoke at the invitation of Pope Francis....
Understanding Pope Francis on the ‘communion wars’
Last week, I wrote about a group of US bishops, with the help of friendly media outlets, that has tried to convince Catholics that their initiatives, decisions, and public positions were in step with the pope’s message, even though they...
A penitential pilgrimage
On Monday, Pope Francis apologized to Indigenous Canadians for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse of children at residential schools. Many of these schools were operated by the Church and funded by the Canadian government as part of a...
The German Synodal Path, Cardinal Kasper, and the Vatican
Friday’s unexpected statement from the Vatican Press Office on the German Synodal Path struck many observers as unusual, and its brevity – only two paragraphs – left many scratching their heads. Not a few commentators seemed to think that this...
Some US bishops are beginning to drop the ruse
We’ve finally reached the point where it’s become impossible to ignore the dissonance between Pope Francis and the leadership of the US Catholic bishops. For years, many leading US bishops—aided by a cadre of allies in Catholic media—have been bound...
Christopher Lamb on the opposition to Pope Francis
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Please enjoy our season finale of Field Hospital with Christopher Lamb. From US Catholic: Throughout the podcast season, Mike and Jeannie have talked to different writers, church leaders, theologians, scholars, and activists about the many kinds of wounds...
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