“Humanae Vitae” and the key to the mighty mystery of sex

Douthat-Faggioli debate highlights two key, contested issues of Francis’ pontificate

By Eduardo Echeverria on Feb 06, 2018 01:55 pm
Two major issues—the meaning and significance of Vatican II and the doctrinal implications of AL’s moral logic of pastoral reasoning—will continue to present the Church [...]
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“Humanae Vitae” and the key to the mighty mystery of sex

By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Feb 05, 2018 06:05 pm
St. Paul rhapsodized on the beauty of marital love as a great mystery, indeed the sign of Christ’s love for His Church. Contraceptive intercourse, on [...]
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The “Cassocked Shadow” of Richard Wilbur

By James Matthew Wilson on Feb 05, 2018 12:16 pm
A New England poet of nature, indeed, but something must also be said for Wilbur’s Catholic vision of the poet. [...]
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Memory, Sex, and the Making of “The New Man”

By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap. on Feb 04, 2018 06:08 pm
The full text of the speech given Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. at the "Into the Breach" men's conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday, February [...]
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Cardinal Marx promotes false news about blessings and “homosexual unions”

By Carl E. Olson on Feb 03, 2018 08:19 pm
Will Pope Francis correct the German Cardinal, who has stated that Catholic priests can conduct blessing ceremonies for homosexual couples and says "we have no [...]
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Christ’s healings “announced a more radical healing”

By Carl E. Olson on Feb 03, 2018 06:10 pm
On the Readings for Sunday, February 4, 2018 [...]
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Is America a revolutionary ideological state?

By James Kalb on Feb 02, 2018 07:30 pm
We find ourselves in an increasingly ideological society whose ideology is ever more anti-human, anti-Catholic, and compulsory. [...]
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Sending Abp Scicluna to Chile raises more questions than it answers

By Christopher R. Altieri on Feb 02, 2018 07:20 pm
The Vatican is sending a highly-qualified investigator to examine the case against Bishop Barros. Is this an ad hoc response to bad press, or a [...]
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Newly launched FORMED Market offers Catholics new streaming options

By CWR Staff on Feb 02, 2018 09:53 am
"Think of it as iTunes, Audible, or Amazon Prime for Catholics," says FORMED Market managing director Lou Reynolds. [...]
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Promoting international religious liberty provides stability, fights terrorism

By Russell Shaw on Feb 01, 2018 12:41 pm
Legislation formally establishing international religious freedom as U.S. policy has been on the books since 1998, but some experts say the government has implemented it [...]
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