Is war “in itself” immoral?
By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. on Jan 18, 2024 06:00 pmIn his January 14th Angelus remarks, Pope Francis uttered a sentence that deserves thorough analysis and—in my view—is deeply problematic. Talking about military conflict across the world, particularly in “Ukraine, Palestine, and Israel,” Francis said: [...]
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Words of wisdom as we march for babies and their moms
By Susan Ciancio on Jan 18, 2024 01:00 pmOn Friday, January 19, pro-life people from all across America will participate in the 51st March for Life. The theme this year is “with every woman, for every child.” This beautiful theme highlights one of [...]
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Cardinal Fernández says Pope Francis knew about his book ‘Mystical Passion’
By Catholic News Agency on Jan 18, 2024 10:35 amCardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández celebrates his Mass of titular possession at the Church of Sts. Urban and Lawrence at Prima Porta on the northern outskirts of Rome on Dec. 3, 2023. / Credit: Elizabeth Alva/EWTN ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 17, 2024 /... [...]
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On the relevance and reality of the development of doctrine today
By Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM., Cap. on Jan 18, 2024 03:00 amPresently, within the Catholic Church, there is much discussion concerning the development of doctrine. Traditionally, doctrinal development was understood to be an authentic growth in the Church’s understanding and articulation of what had always been [...]
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Walk for Life West Coast, OneLife LA both walk for life on January 20th
By Jim Graves on Jan 17, 2024 10:42 amThe 20th annual Walk for Life West Coast will be held Saturday, January 20, 2024, beginning with a 12:30 p.m. rally at Civic Center Plaza. After the rally, walkers proceed on an 1.8-mile walk down Market [...]
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Claudine Gay, Jimmy Lai, and the truth of things
By George Weigel on Jan 17, 2024 04:00 amTo my mind, the most cringe-inducing moment in the drama of Claudine Gay and her resignation as president of Harvard University was not when she whiffed at unambiguously condemning genocidal threats against Jews as violations [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, January 17, 2024
By CWR Staff on Jan 17, 2024 03:00 amCommunist Governments – “In a Vatican reception on Wednesday, Pope Francis encouraged a Marxist-Christian dialogue group, urging them to keep ‘dreaming of a better world’ and to have ‘the courage to step outside the box’ [...]
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Opinion: The real problem with the Pope’s remarks about hell
By Amy Welborn on Jan 16, 2024 03:12 pmLet’s pretend. Let’s pretend that the Pope said this the other night: We don’t even have to wonder what the reaction would be, do we? But…that’s just his personal opinion! That’s not the teaching of [...]
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The fight for life in middle America
By CWR Staff on Jan 16, 2024 02:28 pmNebraska will likely be another “ground zero” state in the battle over abortion in 2024. Long a pro-life bastion, Nebraska enacted substantial legal protections for the unborn in 2023 and successfully defended them against a [...]
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Pope Francis: ‘I like to think of hell as empty’
By Catholic News Agency on Jan 15, 2024 12:05 pmPope Francis appearing on Che Tempo Che Fa on Jan. 14/ / NOVE Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 13:05 pm (CNA). Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night where the pontiff shared how he hopes that hell is “e... [...]
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New book fails to explain why Protestants convert to Catholicism
By Casey Chalk on Jan 14, 2024 09:36 pmWhy do Protestants convert to Catholicism? If you’ve watched even a few episodes of Marcus Grodi’s “Journey Home” on EWTN, or read conversion stories from the likes of Scott Hahn, Francis Beckwith, Thomas Howard, Fr. [...]
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Norway monks consecrate new church in area of ancient ruins of Munkeby
By Catholic News Agency on Jan 14, 2024 01:00 pmConsecration of Munkeby monastery church, Norway, on Dec. 5, 2023. / Credit: Ivan Vu/Trondheim Diocese Trondheim, Norway, Jan 14, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Norway’s only male contemplative community of the Cistercian Trappist order consecrated its... [...]
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The Conductor: Lessons from Dietrich von Hildebrand’s battle against Hitler
By Tod Worner on Jan 13, 2024 09:38 pm“Do you know that God has granted you a rare sensus supernaturalis (sense for the supernatural)? And do you realize clearly the responsibility that such a gift entails?”—Fr. Gustave Desbuquois to Dietrich von Hildebrand “That [...]
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Cardinal Parolin: Fiducia Supplicans has ‘touched a very sensitive point’
By Catholic News Agency on Jan 13, 2024 09:15 amCardinal Pietro Parolin celebrating Mass for peace in Ukraine on Thursday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, Nov. 17, 2022 / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA Vatican City, Jan 13, 2024 / 10:15 am (CNA). Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secreta... [...]
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Christ’s question for everyone: “What are you looking for?”
By Carl E. Olson on Jan 13, 2024 03:00 amOn the Readings for Sunday, January 14, 2018 [...]
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Pope Francis calls for greater dialogue and cooperation between Christians, Marxists
By Catholic News Agency on Jan 12, 2024 09:30 pmPope Francis meets with representatives of DIALOP, Transversal Dialogue Project, an association of European leftist politicians and academics that seeks to bridge Catholic social teaching and Marxist theory, on Jan. 10, 2024, at the Vatican. / C... [...]
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Tinkering around the edges of fragile neighborhoods
By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. on Jan 12, 2024 04:27 pmAnybody conversant in Catholic social ethics knows the basic principle of subsidiarity: small is beautiful. Decision and policy-making should be pressed down to the lowest level possible. It ensures both a personalistic touch and that [...]
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