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Vaguely Pious Noises
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (18+ words) Should be continue giving what the people want, or given them what the Church has said they need?...
How to Deconstruct Your Faith in a Few Simple Steps
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (630+ words) Peter Enns' newest book, "Curveball," would have us turn scripture into a choose-your-own-adventure book. At a time when trust in the authority of Scripture, the Church, and the Church’s historical teachings is near all-time lows, Peter Enns wants people to…...
Destruction Comes Also From the Ground Up
1+ week, 3+ day ago (390+ words) While there is much ink spilled about Vatican Council II, Hanael Bianchi's "A Liberal Revolution," takes a unique look at its implementation in the previously thriving Archdiocese of Baltimore. A touch of scorn for the old, among the laity, is…...
Decadence, Conversion, and Tradition
1+ week, 3+ day ago (282+ words) There is a surprising connection between decadence, conversion, and traditional Catholicism which some people might find a little shocking or, even, a cause for scandal. Others, however, understanding the relationship between decadence and conversion, will simply rejoice that so many…...
Is the True Catholic Church Distinct From the Institutional Church?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1231+ words) Any distinction between an “institutional Church” and a “true Catholic Church” is an error with ancient heretical roots, most recently revived by figures like Archbishop Viganò....
To the Empty-Nest Catholic Mothers Who Ask, “Now What?”
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (650+ words) Our adult children, whether they are faithful Catholics or fallen away, have adult problems—huge, unknown, and spanning future decades. We can’t fix their problems even if they want us to. Several weeks ago, I received this poignant email from…...
An Unstable Clergy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (36+ words) If bishops and priests were treated like rooted, stable shepherds of one particular flock, rather than middle management who may be promoted for good behavior, perhaps we would see a serious shift in saintly, courageous behavior....
The Church Hierarchical, the Church Critical, and the Church Mystical
3+ mon, 3+ hour ago (90+ words) The sign of good Catholics would be, first and foremost, how they tried to love God with their whole minds and hearts, with their whole bodies and souls, and with their whole strength....
The Third Rail Our Hierarchy Avoids
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1319+ words) Few clergy will address, in specificity, the broadening third rail of LGBT ideologies, that each day seem to add to our multifaceted civilizational moral collapse. Yet again at around 3 p.m. tomorrow, for the 1,993rd year in a row, the Starved Man will…...
Evangelization, Conversion, and the Crisis
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (390+ words) We might be in a time of crisis in the Church, but I’m incredibly hopeful about what the Lord is doing today. Next week will mark the 34th anniversary of my decision to become Catholic. When I look back on that…...