A senior priest friend said to me last week, "I told the bishop we're in a sixteenth century situation." I replied, "Yup,

Last week I posted a question about Fr James Martin's constant whine that the "good, celibate gay priests" are not being celebrated

In the wake of the McCarrick affair and the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report, like many Catholics I was feeling devastated and pretty

What if the Bishop said to his lawyers, "You're fired. I'm going to hire private investigators instead and when somebody makes a

You'll probably remember the play The Crucible from your high school literature class. It's the story of the witch hunts in Salem Massachusetts. It's

The fifteenth century: As the French Avignon Papacy ended, the Great Schism began, only to be resolved at the beginning of the

This week three more articles are loaded into the Archived Articles section of the blog. They are: Downton Abbey: The Fairytale -

This excerpt from my book The Quest for the Creed is published today to honor the Blessed Virgin on her glorious feast day. Last

What would it be like if we heard this statement this week? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, By now you

I don't mean to be totally churlish towards our "separated brethren" but I can't help observing that even the most friendly Protestants