Catholicism
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Unmasking Monsters
Midway through Revelation, John sees a pantomime of the Gospel’s beginning, enacted in the sky (Rev. 12).…
Fr. Gavancho’s Fate
In July, a new associate pastor arrived at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in downtown Santa Barbara,…
St. Michael, Pray for Us
I’m a student of pubs. Maybe it’s because my dad owned one. Maybe it’s because they smell…
Full-Immersion Catholicism
As this Catholic annus horribilis continues to unfold, perhaps some good news is in order; first, a little…
Out at St. Paul
I have never seen so many male churchgoers in short shorts. As the priest concludes Mass, my…
The Church’s Future Beauty
Institutions populated by humans are flawed, filthy things, whether families, corporations, universities, or dioceses. The sibilant hiss…
Francis and the Journalists
Three questions to begin: 1. Why did the World Meeting of Families, which took place in Ireland…
A Time For Saints
Nine years ago, I was received into the Catholic Church because I am a sinner in need…
Lessons From England
When I was a new convert to Catholicism I used to visit an elderly priest for tea…
Why Francis Must Speak
The crux of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s indictment of Pope Francis comes toward the end of his…
Why We Stay, and the Viganò Testimony
The Sunday Mass scriptures during this summer of horrors have often been eerily appropriate, beginning with Jeremiah’s…
What Francis Knew
Will battles erupt within the Catholic hierarchy following allegations by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò that Pope Francis has…
Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?
In Sigrid Undset’s novel Kristin Lavransdatter, the title character’s lifetime of piety culminates in a saintly death…
Unconvincing Triumphalism
The fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae has occasioned a certain amount of Roman Catholic triumphalism, at least…
The Mystery Parenthesis
In advance of Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families, I was invited…
