Fiducia Supplicans: A Crisis of Trust
The current reactions to Fiducia Supplicans constitute an outbreak of a crisis of trust toward the Holy See that has been lingering for years.
Courage: The Sage the Church Needs
Star ESPN sportscaster Sage Steele picked an unwinnable fight against a leviathan—and won. But she died, too. Her way is one the Church must follow.
Mystical Passion vs. Love and Responsibility
Comparisons between Cardinal Fernandez’s salacious book and Pope John Paul II’s brilliant personalistic book fall short in every way.
The Church Is Not Ruled by a Plebiscite
Sin does not grow sweet by majority practice; truth is not altered by a vote. The Church is not a political party.
Pope Francis Is the Pope He Was Waiting For
The Church under Pope Francis has become infiltrated by the strange ideological connotations found among communist-sympathizing Liberation Theologians.
The Wrath of God and the Death Penalty: On Blessings and Prudence
While sexual immorality no longer requires the civil punishment of death, such natural-moral-law violations still bring spiritual death to the souls of those who willingly engage in it.
The Good News About Fiducia Supplicans
Fiducia Supplicans does, as Cardinal Fernández and Pope Francis hoped it would, provide clarity; it just isn’t the clarity they wanted.
There’s Some Good in This Church and It’s Worth Fighting For
Seeing the good happening in the Church is a necessary part of responding to the bad.
“The Catholic Church is not the Pope’s Church and Catholics are therefore not papists but Christians”: An Exclusive Interview with Cardinal Gerhard Müller
Cardinal Müller addresses the nature of papal infallibility, the limits of papal authority, and the possibility of a heretical pope.
Let’s Call Out Dirty Old Men Again
One cannot speak against the acts that used to be called deviant and perverse because those very acts are being mainstreamed and normalized by all the powers that be.
May Catholics Hope That Hell is Empty?
Recently Pope Francis said that he likes to think of Hell as empty and hopes it is. What are the theological and practical implications of such a view?
Send in the Clowns
Maintaining a sense of humor in light of the depraved and cruel actions of some prelates is a healthy and necessary response for Catholics.
The Time of Magical Thinking
Last year’s Synod on Synodality was a moment of Magical Thinking, bearing no resemblance to historic Christianity.
The Dangerous Hope for an Empty Hell
A hope for an empty Hell has massive—and dangerous—implications for how one lives.
The Emperor’s New Theologian
The emperor needed a new theologian to defend the marvelous cloth in which he paraded.
The Clergy Scandals Continue…
The Church is awash in clergy scandals, from the troubling writings of a head of a major Vatican dicastery to the depraved activities of well-known priests. What is a Catholic to do in the face of such corruption?
A Clarification That Obfuscates
In many ways, the clarification published by Cardinal Fernández is even worse than the original document it purports to clarify, Fiducia Supplicans.
It Is Your Turn to Awaken the Sleeping Beauty
“All who truly love the bridal Church have the capacity, in their time, place, situation, to awaken the sleeping beauty with a kiss.”
2024: The Path Forward for Catholics
Catholics have been debating how to react to the crisis in the Church for some time now: Should we ignore Rome and focus on our family/parish/community? Or should we actively resist the scandals and corruptions coming from the Vatican?
It Is Not Good for Some Couples to Be Alone
The upshot is that two boys or two girls should not be a couple at all because that exclusivity is not what friendship is for; it is, in fact, an obstacle to the full flourishing of friendship.