We are almost to the point where the shenanigans of the Church in Germany are too print-weary to be newsworthy, and yet the headlines continue.
The abbey where I live faces east, like many older churches. In the winter this detail goes unnoticed but, as spring comes and the sun
Your life, my life, every life, is precious. Every life lost during the pandemic is a tragedy. We’ve been hearing this from media talking heads
Summoned by Pope Francis, bishops from around the world will hold a summit at the Vatican from February 21-24, 2019. The bishops, under the leadership
If you ask me—and I know you haven’t—the current bout of Catholic anger is not only futile but counterproductive. It’s an awkward opinion to hold.
I have read and heard both optimistic and pessimistic predictions about the Church’s future. Some are confident that this will be a time of purification
Friends and acquaintances are asking us what to make of the recent disclosures about abuse within Holy Mother Church. We seemingly hear about it or
Five hundred years ago, the Roman Catholic Church was going through an incredible time of corruption and holiness, shame and glory, evil and good. It
Like you, Dear Reader, I was angered and sickened by the Pennsylvania grand jury report. But the lynch-mob mentality that quickly formed among the
