For centuries every Catholic knew that Catholicism was the one true faith. They also knew that non-Catholics would probably end up in hell when they
“Compassion” can be used to justify anything In part one we saw how Amoris laetitia tries, valiantly enough, to take a middle ground between rigorism
Whether or not you are a fan of Pope Francis, there can be no denying that he has sometimes been a divisive figure since his
The following reflections on A Church in Crisis Pathways Forward by Ralph Martin, bring into focus the laxity of universalism, the laxity of accompaniment, and
Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of
“But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and
Around the world, from the local parish to the highest levels of the Vatican, the papal exhortation Amoris Laetitia (AL) has been interpreted by some to justify,
The word “rigid” has become something of a pejorative term in the common parlance of some clerics and theologians in recent years. The Holy Father
There used to be a time when many of the world’s Catholic Christians submitted to the Church’s vision of faith and morals. The teaching authority
Surely she had never asked God for anything except that He should let her have her will. And every time she had been granted what
As people continue to be confused over what Pope Francis thinks here or there, especially regarding Communion for the divorced and remarried, one thing seems
In the debate over Amoris Laetitia, many people have made reference back to Familiaris Consortio 84 where John Paul II commands that for Communion, the
Amoris Laetitia. Regrettably, both Catholic and secular media seem to be dancing to a cadence of increasing hysteria. These bold-print emotional barrages are spreading undue
Some Catholics may be unaware of, or are possibly confused by, the controversy following the release of Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia, and the new letter and dubia
Many scholars and theologians think that, at best, certain statements in the papal Exhortation Amoris Laetitia are ambiguous, with some possible interpretations being heresy. For
“Hey guys, I’ve got this great idea for a family project. We can work on it together this summer!” “Really Mom?” “Cool!” “What is it?” I
Father’s Day is fast approaching. It is that time of the year when we stop to thank and celebrate the wonderful role that our own
In the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1964, the family is called the “domestic church”. Pope John Paul
In a discussion of the God-as-watchmaker metaphor with Jonathan Witt, philosopher Jay Richards remarked, “It’s amazing how a simple image can hijack a discussion
