Who are the real fanatics?
By David G. Bonagura, Jr. on Oct 20, 2023 03:00 am“Parking for Giants fans only,” reads the garage door placard not far from my house. “All others will be towed.” Variations of this sign are readily available in sporting goods stores. Smaller ones can be [...]
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Welcome to the Church of Perpetual Change and Confusion
By Carl E. Olson on Oct 19, 2023 11:01 pmI recently was on the road for a while and went to Mass at a parish (in another state) that I’d never been to before. The small church was quite lovely, the liturgy quite reverent, [...]
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Advice from St. Thomas Aquinas for 21st-century politicians
By Russell Shaw on Oct 19, 2023 03:18 pmOne needn’t be a big fan of Kevin McCarthy to see the California Republican’s ouster as Speaker of the House of Representatives as a significant low point in recent American politics. Unfortunately, there’s apparently more—much [...]
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The North American Martyrs and our post-Christian secular culture
By Dr. Christopher Shannon on Oct 19, 2023 10:00 am“Instead of being a great theologian as you may be in France, you must reckon on being here a humble scholar, and then good God! with what masters—exposed to the laughter of all the savages. [...]
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Pope Benedict XVI: The Doctor of the Church for our time
By Dr. R. Jared Staudt on Oct 19, 2023 03:00 amThe word “doctor” means teacher, not healer, which is why we call certain saints “Doctors of the Church.” They are the great teachers who opened up the truth of the faith for their age, handing [...]
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The state of the pro-life movement in New Jersey
By CWR Staff on Oct 18, 2023 10:54 pmAfter some initial pro-life fits and starts following Roe v. Wade, abortion decisions in the state of New Jersey were gradually taken out of the Legislature’s hands by an activist New Jersey Supreme Court. Its [...]
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Why did Pope Francis meet with pro-“LGBTQ” co-founder of New Ways Ministry?
By Mary Jo Anderson on Oct 18, 2023 01:04 pm“Scandal takes on a particular gravity by reason of the authority of those who cause it or the weakness of those who are scandalized. … Scandal is grave when given by those who by nature [...]
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Synod on Synodality asked to ‘rethink the whole Church’ according to synodality
By Catholic News Agency on Oct 18, 2023 12:48 pmFather Dario Vitali speaks at the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican, Oct. 18, 2023. / Credit: Screenshot/Vatican Media YouTube Vatican City, Oct 18, 2023 / 13:48 pm (CNA). The next stage of the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality opened Wednesday wi... [...]
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The “Eucharistic Revival” in practical mode?
By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Oct 18, 2023 04:05 amWord on the ground, in the trenches, is that the bishops’ “Eucharistic Revival” is stalled in neutral – largely, I believe, because nothing practical has surfaced to address the deplorable lack of Eucharistic faith. Repeating [...]
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Questions to enliven Synod-2023
By George Weigel on Oct 18, 2023 04:00 amThe first session of the “Synod on Synodality,” currently meeting in Rome, is slated to be followed by a second such month-long affair in October 2024. Both aim to build a “Synodal Church of Communion, [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, October 18, 2023
By CWR Staff on Oct 18, 2023 03:00 amAnthropological Insanity – “The Catholic Church has the longest and richest cultural tradition in the world. Which must make the angels weep to see the threadbare, self-important, pseudo-sociological, pseudo-psychological, mind-numbing ecclesial language in which the [...]
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Eroticism, Catholicism, and the Synod on Synodality
By Dr. Thomas R. Rourke on Oct 17, 2023 09:54 pmThe role that eroticism plays in today’s world and in the Church is not well understood, even by those who are concerned about it in the first place. While everyone knows that there has been [...]
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Theologian at Synod on Synodality: There’s ‘too much emphasis’ on women priests
By Catholic News Agency on Oct 17, 2023 01:10 pm“As a woman, I’m not focused at all on the fact that I’m not a priest,” Renée Köhler-Ryan, one of 54 women delegates to the Synod on Synodality, said at a press briefing Oct. 17, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Oct 17, 2023 / 1... [...]
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On St. Ignatius of Antioch and Catholic distinctives of the early Church
By Dr. Leroy Huizenga on Oct 17, 2023 03:00 amThe second-century martyr bears witness to the early provenance of Catholic distinctives. [...]
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The Supreme Court and the fragility of religious freedom today
By Charles J. Russo on Oct 16, 2023 10:19 pmAbout fourteen months ago, in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the Supreme Court, in a saga that began in 2015, ruled that educational officials in Washington violated the rights of an high school football coach [...]
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Synod on Synodality ‘cannot remove pages from the Bible,’ synod archbishop says
By Catholic News Agency on Oct 16, 2023 05:00 pmArchbishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez. / Credit: Archdiocese of Manizales ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, the archbishop of Manizales in Colombia, shared his experience at the Synod of Synodality t... [...]
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The “God of Surprises” and the pontificate of St. John Paul II
By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Oct 16, 2023 12:43 pmNot a few of you – like myself – grew up in a Church and society of great security, a security that was shattered by the revolutionary spirit of the 1960s. That rebellious spirit also [...]
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A new season of The Chosen is coming soon
By Kathy Schiffer on Oct 16, 2023 09:00 amIf you enjoyed the first three seasons of the docu-drama The Chosen, chances are you’re eagerly awaiting the release of Season Four. Cast members are excited for the next season, as well. And, apparently, you [...]
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This Week at the Synod on Synodality: Participation focus comes amid exit of Chinese bishops
By Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency on Oct 16, 2023 08:02 amSynod on Synodality delegates in small groups listen to Pope Francis’ guidance for the upcoming weeks on Oct. 4, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 16, 2023 / 09:02 am (CNA). As the Synod on Synodality hits the halfway mark for... [...]
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What St. John Paul II means to me: On the 45th anniversary of his election
By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. on Oct 15, 2023 08:00 pmOctober 16, 2023 marks the 45th anniversary of the election of Karol Wojtyła as Pope (now Saint) John Paul II. And, like 45 years ago, the anniversary falls on a Monday. One could reminisce about [...]
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Pope Francis highlights ‘little greatness’ of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in apostolic letter
By Catholic News Agency on Oct 15, 2023 04:55 amSt. Thérèse of Lisieux. / Credit: Public domain Rome Newsroom, Oct 15, 2023 / 05:55 am (CNA). Pope Francis has commended the “little greatness” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in a new message focusing on the 19th-century Carmelite’s relevance for th... [...]
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St. Teresa of Avila, spouse of Christ
By Stephen G. Adubato on Oct 15, 2023 03:00 amOn the feast of St. Teresa of Avila, I’m reminded of Pope Benedict XVI fascinating commentary on metabasis–the trajectory of charity as “departure from oneself”–in the second volume of his renowned Jesus of Nazareth series: [...]
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Synod on Synodality 2023: Work begins on the final text as Second Week wraps up
By Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency on Oct 14, 2023 08:50 amSynod on Synodality delegates seated at discussion tables inside Paul VI Hall at the Vatican in October 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez | CNA Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 09:50 am (CNA). The Synod on Synodality hit a stride this week as delegates... [...]
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The Wedding Feast, the Lamb, and the Kingdom
By Carl E. Olson on Oct 14, 2023 03:00 amOn the Readings for Sunday, October 15, 2017 [...]
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