Gaudium et Spes 22
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An in depth discussion of one of the greatest theologians of the 20th century

An empty hell cannot be posited on the grounds of the weakness of our freedom

A discussion of Lewis' masterful fantasy tale of Heaven and Hell

My ongoing discussion of the state of modern American seminaries

Criticism of a Pope is allowed. But it must be sober and willing to admit when the Pope is right about something

The contemporary relevance of French Catholic political thought

America as Empire

Introducing a new set of interviews with the authors featured in Communio: International Catholic Review

The New Religion of Humanity is a direct challenge to the Christian faith

Catholics are in a bind when it comes to modern American politics

Here is the video of the lecture I gave in Sioux Falls for Mount Marty and their 5th annual Aquinas Lecture.

The Catholic will always be, in any culture, a mere pilgrim sojourner. No political construal is ever absolute. God alone abides.

Madeleine Delbrel is a truly modern saint. The sanctity of transformed unbelief

The Church has authority over the liturgy 

Gender theory is an attack on nature as oppressive and seeks to liberate us from our own bodies.

According to some, the Church has not understood human sexuality until yesterday

Demos II, an anonymous Cardinal, has some trenchant criticisms of this pope

Not all doctrinal change is a genuine development of doctrine.

The Church is still filled with vitality despite its problems

Fr. Weinandy appeals to Cardinal Newman's concept of development to make sense of current issues

We have only begun to fully appropriate the theology of Joseph Ratzinger

Cardinal Ratzinger and Pope John Paul II: a "dream team".

What is the significance today of Ex corde Ecclesiae?

Bishop Elect Keith Chylinski on modern seminary formation

Louis Bouyer is a neglected theological treasure

Mount St. Mary's is the oldest independent Catholic Seminary in the United States

Capitalism, Militarism and Catholicism in the vision of Dorothy Day

We are not fools, and the pale, flaccid spiritual veganism of modernity’s merchants of Almond Milk fulfillment actually induce a bit of righteous rage at the condescending presumption that if one is not satisfied with such fakery that one must be in a stage of psychological immaturity.

The renewal of the liturgy is not dead

David L. Schindler was, in my view, the greatest American Catholic intellectual of our time

Confession of a Catholic Worker

Thanks to all!

There are multiple "ecologies" that mark the human condition

Gender theory is both a challenge and an opportunity for the Church

A great conversation between two of the greatest evangelists of our time

A great new podcast

Gestis Verbisque is a breath of fresh air

Two great podcasts.

The brilliant synthesis of Dei Verbum

Everything I do on the blog is an extension of the vision of the farm. All donations are tax-deductible through our non-profit called Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.

Anglican Orders, Cranmer, the Ordinariate Liturgy, Jung, Pope Francis, Sanctity and more...

Balthasar's theology of the paschal mystery 

The "reform of the reform" of the liturgy is a central need for any attempt at a new evangelization

Everything I do on the blog is an extension of the vision of the farm.

We are witnessing in modernity the coming into view of a theodramatic confrontation that involves a prolepsis of both Heaven and Hell

Murray was a complicated thinker, but ultimately he divides theology and social theory.

Joseph Ratzinger's approach to political liberalism was not the same as that of John Courtney Murray

The saint of today needs to stand in the "in between"

The saint of today will experience a prolepsis of Heaven and Hell

Only in the light of Christ's death does our death take on meaning

Catholicism, conversion, Pope Francis, and a lot of other topics...

Why the so-called "moral theology from below" is a subterfuge

The religion of humanity is an idolatrous substitute for the Gospel

These are extraordinary times to be a Catholic

A broad ranging conversation on the Declaration, Fiducia Supplicans

Moral theologies that downplay the objective moral object in favor of subjective dispositions almost always end with a counterfeit Gospel.

The autocratic papacy of Pope Francis is contrary to the reforms of Vatican II on the topic of collegiality

The profundity of Dei Verbum

The enigma of Pope Francis is best explained within the context of the ongoing debates over Vatican II

The deep spirituality of a radical Catholic

The neglected path to sanctity: motherhood

Why Fiducia Supplicans is problematic

Where there is no Christological provocation there is no beauty that compels

Yet another document that is a conclusion in search of an argument

The new catechism by Bishop Schneider is a flawed text on many levels

The false "religion of humanity" and the current crisis in the Church

The many currents of Catholic theology over the past century

Despair is the dopamine trigger of our age

A new series on Vatican II

The Church's teachings only make sense in the light of a christological anthropology

A flawed catechism in many respects

Pope Francis is not a heretic but is instead a manifestation of the unresolved theological legacy of Vatican II

More controversy.

The new ressourcement project faces challenges not envisaged by the original ressourcement movement

A critical appraisal of the new catechism of Bishop Schneider

Even in the face of a confusing Church we are presented with a golden opportunity

The straw man caricature of theology in the motu proprio serves a larger rhetorical purpose

We need a renewed Marian sensibility

The Vatican needs transparency on this case. Will we get it?

Only Christianity gives us a thorough explanation of the agonistic quality of existence

The new Motu Prorpio is a sad exercise in knocking down straw men.

There is great hope for the future of the Church, despite current confusions and controversies.

The retrieval of the deep theological connections between Mary and the Church

Many Catholics are confused and a bit demoralized

There is a strange wideness to this Synod that is also theologically shallow

The vagueness of the Synod's concept of discernment

The allowing of same sex blessings only when there is no confusion between this and sacramental marriage is a pastoral fantasy.

Why ressourcement theology failed to win the day after the Council and why that matters now

The Synod and the imprecision of its language

Now is an opportunity to resolve some long-simmering divisions

The Synod has generated little interest from the laity

Veritatis Splendor

The Synod represents a clash of normativities

Pope Benedict and his towering intellect

The Lamb who was slain is the engine of history

Father Altman is not the issue. But what he represents is

The modern saint must be a saint who understands doubt

A busy Fall schedule

The religious sense as the completion of reason.

Communio theology as the true traditionalism