Most major “modernization” efforts in the Roman Catholic Church tend to be something of a wash: not modern enough to please the progressive liberals in places like Germany and Chicago; offensive in kind to the traditionalists in Texas and Poland;…
I have a weird genetic quirk. My left eye is dominant, but I write and do most things better with my right hand — except, weirdly, dribble a basketball. I’m slightly ambidextrous. My brother is right-eye dominant but easily switches…
On Wednesday, more than 300 delegates from around the world will meet at the Vatican for what has become known as the Synod on Synodality — a meeting intended to continue the “three-year process of listening and dialogue” that began…
Poland already boasts notable saints from the 20th century — Pope John Paul II, Faustina Kowalska, and Maximilian Kolbe, to name a few. Today, those great saints look on as the Ulma family is beatified in their hometown of Markowa,…
Keep your eyes on Pope Francis the next few days. You may have noticed two dominant stories on the pope this week. One concerns his visit to Mongolia, arriving on Aug. 31 and staying through the weekend, returning to Rome…
One of the most distinct and basic — though sometimes contentious — tenets of Catholic doctrine is that of papal supremacy. Catholics are morally and theologically bound to accept the authority and supremacy of the pope, the bishop of Rome,…
Much of what is wrong with the Catholic Church can be deduced from last Sunday’s Gospel, Matthew 16:13-20, describing the divine foundation of the Church. Jesus asks his Apostles whom they say He is. Simon Peter correctly answers, “You are…
The Islamic world is outraged over Western religious insensitivity, highlighted by the burning of the Quran in Sweden and Denmark. The Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC), chaired by Saudi Arabia, recently convened in “a virtual extraordinary session” to “take appropriate actions…
Rev. Dr. Rebecca Todd Peters, an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church-USA (PC-USA), recently treated a Unitarian Universalist congregation to a fiery sermon. Was it about heaven, hell, salvation, and the need to repent and believe the Gospel — messages…
At the beginning of this month, World Youth Day (WYD) was held in Portugal. They say that Christianity is dying, that Catholicism is in crisis, and that young people no longer believe in anything. I love these crises. Jesus, the…