The nature of this supreme authority, which all Christians are bound to obey, can be ascertained only by finding out what was the evident and positive will of Christ. Certainly Christ is a King for ever; and though invisible, He continues unto the end of time to govern and guard His church from...
Anyone who has read of the life of St. Padre Pio has undoubtedly learned of his many interactions with the holy souls. One of these tales involves St. Pio praying alone in the friary and being surprised at the sudden appearance of a man, despite locked doors. Pio asked him who he was,...
I am putting this together late on All Saints’ Day, so most of you won’t read this until November 2. But I would like to share a few things that might be worth reflecting on and carrying through this month of November, dedicated to all souls. My themes for today are spiritual consolation...
Dominic and I discuss the latest developments in the abuse scandal involving the priest artist Marko Rupnik, the “spiciest” paragraphs in the final report of the 2023 Synod, and Bishop Strickland’s visit to Rome. ABOUT THE DEBRIEF Intro Episode: youtu.be/LevSkGFqq4U A weekly show where we dive deep into the news, topics, questions, and...
October 31st marks Reformation Day, which is the anniversary of the day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral. It marks the beginning of one of the greatest spiritual disasters against Christian unity and leading to centuries of conflict and cultural upheaval in the...
Does Pope Francis recognize the interpretation of Amoris Laetitia of the bishops of the pastoral region of Buenos Aires as his own? The context of the dubia On September 19, 2016, Cardinals Brandmüller, Burke, Caffarra, and Meisner sent Pope Francis the first dubia — 5 questions in which they demanded that he clarify...
It has been over 24 hours since the final document, or synthesis report, of the 2023 Synodal Assembly was published in Italian, but the English version has not yet been released (English and Italian are the two official languages). Once the official English translation is available, we will make the necessary changes to...
Reflection on the readings of October 29, 2023, the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Friends, in the past couple of years, Catholic media has been agog with anything newsworthy about Pope Francis. Some have reported correctly and have sought to understand Pope Francis and how his teaching is in continuity with his predecessors,...
We again present Our and your question: what is greater now need the Church? Today we will give a very simple answer, which you, because you are good, because you are faithful, because you are fervent, can understand and accept: the Church needs obedience. Yes, Sons and Daughters, who love the Church: of obedience. And even...
As the Synod on Synodality comes to a close, another claim has been spreading through social media: that the synod has promoted love for demons. Though this claim has gone viral recently, it is not recent. Already in 2022, some sources critical of the pope were already disseminating it (see, for example, here and here). In...
It is clear in reading the Gospels that tensions ran high between Jesus and the scribes, Pharisees, and lawyers. The Gospels recount a number of instances when one or another of them “stood up to test Him.” He in His turn did not mince words in condemning them: “Woe to you, scribes and...
In the latest Debrief, Dominic and I discuss the competing understandings of “tradition” in the Catholic Church today. Beginning with a discussion of Ratzinger’s dynamic understanding, they explore how ideologies undermine the faith and foment schism, as exemplified by Cardinal Raymond Burke’s dissent against the Church’s doctrine on the office of the...
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