By Sophia Feingold | “At this point with the milieu out there, there’s no dialogue between anybody.”
The observation comes from Daniel Fedoryka, one of the founding members of the band Scythian. We’re nearing the end of our…
By Edward Pentin | Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has responded to two videos published which some have argued shows that he is not giving an accurate recollection of events in his recent testimony.
In a first video, the former…
By Theresa Doyle-Nelson | When it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a distinguished member of the council, who was himself awaiting the kingdom of God,…
By Shaun McAfee | Bottom line, up front, there are two things you need to know about abuse in the Church: it’s nothing new, and it’s not acceptable.
No matter what someone tells you, abuse in the Church is nothing new….
By Alice Owens | In recent weeks and days, the Catholic priesthood has begun to look like a hostile work environment of #metoo proportions, rife with same-sex sexual abuse and harassment. I am outraged by…
By Rick Becker | I read with interest Amy Dockser Marcus’s recent Wall Street Journal story about the tension between new genetic technologies and old eugenics. “Gene editing offers the prospect of finding cures for intractable…
By Benjamin Wiker | Contrary to Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s early and oft-quoted assessment, the Catholic Church is in fact facing a “massive, massive crisis.” Greater clarity about the nature of this crisis can be had by looking at…
By Matthew Bunson | Matthew Bunson: Monsignor, welcome.
Msgr. Pope: Good to be here. Thanks.
Matthew Bunson: You are a pastor at Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian here in Washington, D.C., I know.
Msgr. Pope: Yeah, right…
By Ines Murzaku | There is a breathtaking canvas that occupies the entire temple wall above the main door of the of one of the most beautiful churches of Perugia, Italy – the Basilica of Saint Peter, which is part of the abbey…
By Brianna Heldt | With the kids about to all be back in school — two of mine start in August, and several others right after Labor Day — my home is quickly filling up with plaid skirts and ties, new shoes and socks, and a…