The New Ultramontanism and the Dissing of Vatican II
In its Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium), the Second Vatican Council firmly applied the brakes to “ultramontanism”—the overheated theory of papal supremacy that reduced local bishops to branch
Hey, Millennial: It’s time to get a clue about Vatican II
A recent Crisis online article—“OK, Boomer: It’s time to move on from Vatican II”—articulates a point of view that has become far too prevalent today among young Catholics who are suffering through
AWOL Doctors at the Catholic Field Hospital
You will note that “inclusive” is not one of the marks of the Church given by Christ, although “universal” is. Distinctions, as ever, are important.
Churchmen of the Year
hen they were working together some years ago at the Ukrainian Catholic University—the only Catholic institution of higher learning in the former Soviet space—Father Borys Gudziak and Father Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Memo to Gen Z Catholics: Why Vatican II is Still Important
Mr. Adam Lucas, who is “newly married with a baby on the way” (mazel tov!) and “has a Master’s in Theology,” speaks for a depressing number of Gen Z Catholics
What Pro-Choice Black Leadership Has Wrought
he corner of Connecticut Avenue and M Street in downtown Washington is occasionally patrolled by young men and women seeking signatures on petitions for one cause or another. I usually pay them no mind except to say, “Good morning.” A few years ago, however, I did stop and talk with a young African American woman collecting signatures on a Planned Parenthood petition.
“Inclusion” and Catholicism
You will note that “inclusive” is not one of the marks of the Church given by Christ, although “universal” is. Distinctions, as ever, are important.
The White-Martyr Cardinals’ Dinner
The conversation turned to those times when the Lord seems to be deaf to the pleas of his people—times not unlike what many Catholics experience today.
Cardinal George Pell: The Encourager
I know of few, if any, public figures who have displayed the moral courage George Pell displayed for decades.
On the Death and Requiem of Cardinal George Pell
The embodiment of Catholic fearlessness, Cardinal George Pell, has gone to his eternal reward.
The End of an Era, the Temper of the Man
The generations whose story ends with the funeral and burial of Joseph Ratzinger were something quite special.
Parting Reflections
May he rest in peace, far from the caricatures and calumnies of lesser men.
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