The recovery of a lost classic
By Jerry Salyer on Jul 14, 2023 04:00 amThose familiar with the French counter-revolution will recognize the Angelico Press republication of The Genius of Christianity: The Spirit and Beauty of the Christian Religion for precisely what it is: The recovery of a lost classic. [...]
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Perhaps a red hat in Paris … next time?
By Andrew Petiprin on Jul 13, 2023 11:11 pmAnother consistory, another snub for Paris. While there are many different ways to approach Pope Francis’ recent appointment of twenty-one new members of the College of Cardinals, what immediately jumped out at me was the [...]
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How true is synodality to the actual vision of Vatican II?
By Russell Shaw on Jul 13, 2023 05:30 pmBack when the synod on synodality was only an item on Pope Francis’s to-do list, I wrote a column saying conservative Catholics like myself should get on board the pre-synodal bandwagon instead of standing on [...]
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10 principles for genuine Catholic conservatism
By Dr. R. Jared Staudt on Jul 13, 2023 02:05 amConservatives often receive a bad rap as negative reactionaries who continually complain about the state of society and the Church. Conservation, however, flows from our original mission to till and protect the Garden, implying that [...]
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Was the Catholic Church in America really built on slavery?
By Casey Chalk on Jul 12, 2023 11:11 pmMaryland was the first American colony to welcome Catholic immigrants. In 1634, the Ark and the Dove, carrying Catholic settlers and priests, arrived in the nascent Chesapeake colony. Maryland’s most prestigious early family, the Calverts, [...]
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Making Catholic schools Catholic
By David G. Bonagura, Jr. on Jul 12, 2023 09:03 pmWhat makes Catholic education distinct from its public and private school counterparts? Is it crucifixes on the walls, uniforms, religion classes, and occasional school Masses? Or is there something deeper than these external decorations and [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for July 12, 2023
By CWR Staff on Jul 12, 2023 06:00 amPoland and Ukraine – “The history of relations between the Polish and Ukrainian peoples is full of wonderful, kind, and heroic deeds, but unfortunately, also turbulent and dramatic events. These two peoples were baptized almost [...]
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The “Synodal Process:” Talking a New Church into Being?
By George Weigel on Jul 12, 2023 04:00 amOne of the worst of contemporary hymn-texts bids us to “Sing a new Church into being.” Not only does this injunction debase the noble hymn-tune “Nettleton;” it teaches a pseudo-Christian hubris that is contrary to [...]
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Basta! Suficiente! Enough! A Response to Cardinal-Designate Aguiar
By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. on Jul 11, 2023 08:49 pmCardinal-Designate Americo Aguiar—one of the cardinals Pope Francis intends to create in his September consistory—is head of World Youth Day (WYD) Lisbon 2023 and an auxiliary bishop of the Portuguese capital. In a July 6 [...]
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Analysis: How to interpret Pope Francis’ choice of new cardinals
By Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency on Jul 11, 2023 04:00 amArchbishop Claudio Gugerotti with Pope Francis / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jul 11, 2023 / 03:00 am (CNA). With his ninth consistory in 10 years of his pontificate, Pope Francis will lock down his influence on the College of Cardinals for the... [...]
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The Darkness of Transgenderism
By William Kilpatrick on Jul 10, 2023 06:22 pmCatholics are divided about what to think of the transgender movement. On the one hand, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops warns Catholics against attempts to redesign God’s creation through medical interventions such as [...]
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Cardinal Marx apologizes for later bishop’s role in WWII massacre
By Catholic News Agency on Jul 10, 2023 02:45 pmCardinal Reinhard Marx meets with a delegation from the Italian village of Filetto di Camarda in his residence in Munich on July 9, 2023. / Credit: EOM/Robert Kiderle CNA Newsroom, Jul 10, 2023 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Cardinal Reinhard Marx on Sunday... [...]
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New cardinals, old debates, and the final say
By Christopher R. Altieri on Jul 09, 2023 09:48 pmPope Francis on Sunday announced a consistory for the creation of new cardinals, and it’s a bumper crop. On September 30th, eighteen new red hats will gain voting rights in the next conclave, bringing the [...]
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Contemplating the chessboard of Church history
By Andrew Bartel on Jul 09, 2023 08:00 pmClues and evidence of historical events are everywhere. Sometimes we forget that history isn’t confined to textbooks; its influences and repercussions are all around us, from the floor plans of our homes, to the roads [...]
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The blessings and example of St. Benedict
By Sandra Miesel on Jul 09, 2023 05:00 pmWestern civilization is “waiting for another Benedict,” according to philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre. But why single out St. Benedict of Nursia (480-547) as a model for treating the ills of modern society? As the father of [...]
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BREAKING: Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including Archbishop Fernández
By Catholic News Agency on Jul 09, 2023 06:15 amPope Francis creates new cardinals at a consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Jul 9, 2023 / 05:15 am (CNA). Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including the Vatican... [...]
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Pope Francis, Archbishop Fernandez, and the question of discipline
By Christopher R. Altieri on Jul 09, 2023 04:00 amThere’s been a lot of hootin’ an’ hollerin’ over the appointment last week of Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández to the top spot at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. I get it, I [...]
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Sex, wokeness, and social justice
By James Kalb on Jul 08, 2023 10:31 pmAmerica and the whole Western world have just completed “Pride Month,” a string of observances celebrating all things LGBTQ. The message was that these things are normal and beneficial, a matter of choice and identity, [...]
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Synod on Synodality: Here are the delegates representing the U.S. and Canada
By Catholic News Agency on Jul 08, 2023 10:21 amTop From Left to Right - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Bishop Robert Barron, Cardinal Blase Cupich Bottom From Left to Right - Father James Martin, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Cardinal Wilton Gregory / Top From Left to Right - Alan Koppschall/EWTN, Courte... [...]
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Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk on life, faith, Ukraine, and the Greek Catholic Church
By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. on Jul 07, 2023 10:05 pmJohn Burger is a Catholic journalist and author of a book-length interview with Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk titled At the Foot of the Cross: Lessons from Ukraine (Our Sunday Visitor, 2023). Archbishop Shevchuk has been Major Archbishop [...]
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The Incarnation and three metaphysical paradoxes
By Carl E. Olson on Jul 07, 2023 08:00 pmReadings: • Zech 9:9-10 • Psa 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 • Rom 8:9, 11-13 • Matt 11:25-30 The literary critic Hugh Kenner, in Paradox in Chesterton (Sheed & Ward, 1947), distinguished between different types of paradox. One [..]
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Synod on Synodality: Vatican publishes full list of participants
By Catholic News Agency on Jul 07, 2023 07:42 amThe opening day of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in the Vatican Synod Hall on Oct. 3, 2018. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Rome Newsroom, Jul 7, 2023 / 06:42 am (CNA). The Vatican published Friday the full list of participant... [...]
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