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The New Intolerance

Francis X. Maier

There is a new kind of intolerance “strangling open discussion across the West,” and this new brand of intolerance is linked closely with the sexual revolution.

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First Things / March 21, 2023

Enough is Enough

Francis X. Maier

The priesthood, just like the laity, is peopled by humans; and humans are creatures with flaws.

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The Catholic Thing / March 16, 2023

Apostasy in Germany’s Catholic Church

George Weigel

The Synodal Way’s sexual revolution is a break with the faith, not only with Rome.

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The Wall Street Journal / March 16, 2023

A SOMBER ANNIVERSARY

George Weigel

Weigel reflects on Pope Francis’ last 10 years; the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Syndicated Column / March 15, 2023

The Gospel in Lent

Stephen P. White

White illustrates the importance of the Gospel during Lent and the division in the Catholic Church that can only be fixed by living and preaching the Gospel.

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The Catholic Thing / March 9, 2023

The New Ultramontanism and the Dissing of Vatican II

George Weigel

In its Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium), the Second Vatican Council firmly applied the brakes to “ultramontanism”—the overheated…

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Syndicated Column / March 8, 2023

Black is Beautiful

Francis X. Maier

All those we love, and we ourselves, will one day go through that great black door of death. We need to acknowledge that fact and not try to evade or soften it. Without God, life really is a tragedy, and our mourning is a meaningless biochemical reaction. But our story doesn’t end there. The door has another side: a side of light, with a waiting, loving God.

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Public Discourse / March 8, 2023

AWOL Doctors at the Catholic Field Hospital

George Weigel

The Catholic Church today is a field hospital and some of the triage doctors, rather than curing the wounded, are insisting that the hospital no longer tell people that landmines will kill you.

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Syndicated Column / March 1, 2023

Father Love Is a Hard Love

Francis X. Maier

The father who says he likes being tough on his kids is a liar. Fathers want to be loved, and too often they’re lonely.

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First Things / March 1, 2023

The Life and Times of ‘La Duchesse’

Francis X. Maier

Bronwen McShea’s new book, La Duchesse captures with vivid grace and detail the life of one of the most important, if unheralded, women in French history.

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The Catholic Thing / February 28, 2023

Looking Forward to Lent

Stephen P. White

Stephen White celebrates the coming of Lent and spiritual renewal with traditional Lenten practices such as reading and copying the Gospels.

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The Catholic Thing / February 23, 2023

Churchmen of the Year

George Weigel

In his syndicated column, Weigel discusses the defense of order and decency in world politics for Fr. Gudziak and Fr. Shevchuk in light of recent historical events.

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Syndicated Column / February 22, 2023