Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Two important pieces appeared online over the past weekend. Each one summarized a major difficulty facing Pope Francis. Taken together these two short essays convey the impression that the contradictions of this pontificate may be reaching a … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Today, on the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, all good Catholics should be praying for Pope Francis. Let’s be honest: It may not be easy to muster the enthusiasm we would like for a Pontiff who … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, AC Wimmer: What would Thomas Aquinas think of artificial intelligence (AI), and what does a large language model think of Thomas Aquinas? According to one German theologian, the Catholic saint and doctor of the Church can contribute … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Tyler Arnold: An exhibit that includes more than 100 relics of Jesus Christ, the Holy Family, and numerous saints will be exhibited at a parish in northern New Jersey on Saturday, Feb. 24, from noon to 7 … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: A cardinal taking part in a “historic” closed-door meeting on Friday between the heads of Italy’s Freemasonic lodges and senior Catholic Church leaders has called for a “permanent” dialogue to be opened with the secretive … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: What happened in St. Patrick’s cathedral last week could happen in your parish soon, if your community is unprepared. Is your parish ready? Granted, New York, the self-proclaimed “capital of the world,” offered a unique opportunity … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: The pastor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City said the church has offered a Mass of Reparation after a controversial irreverent funeral service was held there this week for a well-known transgender advocate. … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: When the Council of Cardinals was created in 2013, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras was named as the group’s chairman (the official term was “coordinator”). He continued in that role until March of last year, … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: The Archbishop of Milan surprised many Catholics with the news that he plans to take part in a seminar in the northern Italian city with the grand masters of Italy’s three Freemasonic lodges, despite the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Have you been reading the stories in the mainstream media (MM) about the mass protests by European farmers? Have you been seeing footage of the huge caravans—the hundreds of tractors lined up in demonstrations, in one … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Jonah McKeown: The unveiling process for the newly rebuilt spire of Paris’ legendary Notre Dame Cathedral began this week, with the process expected to be completed in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July. Deconstruction of … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: The chapel was packed this morning. It always is, on Ash Wednesday. Every Catholic church can expect unusually large congregations today. This is the one day of the year—apart from Christmas Day—when a clever pastor might … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: One cannot help but be overawed when entering Canterbury Cathedral, whose origins date back to St. Augustine of Canterbury, the Benedictine monk sent by Pope St. Gregory the Great to evangelize the English in 597. … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Pope Francis is “very much in favor” of a female diaconate and is looking to extend to all the baptized “some rights” that until recently belonged only to bishops, priests and religious, an Italian theologian … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Re-reading Jesus of Nazareth, I find myself stopping frequently to meditate on Pope Benedict’s many incisive observations. But recently I was stopped in my tracks by what seemed an almost parenthetical remark: his observation that “the … Continue reading
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