Pope Francis’ Iraq Mission Is a Biblical Pilgrimage Completed
COMMENTARY: A specific dimension of the Holy Father’s visit will lift up the figure of Abraham, which Pope St. John Paul II planned to do 21 years earlier.
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Cardinal Robert Sarah, an Authentic Spiritual Guide
COMMENTARY: While the cardinal’s retirement concludes one of the most remarkable assignments of any Curial official, his contributions as a prophetic spiritual father will continue.
Christopher Plummer, Herbert Kappler and ‘The Scarlet and the Black’
COMMENTARY: Plummer’s von Trapp may be thought the more Catholic role, but it is Kappler’s that is the more Catholic story.
Cardinal Cupich Seems to Be the Vatican’s Choice
COMMENTARY: All popes have their favorites in the US. However, papal favor is not equivalent to wise pastoral leadership.
Pope Francis’ Church Calendar Catechesis: The Feast Day of Martha, Mary and Lazarus
COMMENTARY: This recent decision by the Pope illustrates how the liturgical calendar helps us to understand the sacred Scriptures.
The Cultural Judgments About Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds — A Model for Holding Trump to Account?
Bonds wasn’t sanctioned for his use of performance-enhancing drugs but he can’t get into baseball’s Hall of Fame despite his accomplishments, and it’s Aaron who was celebrated as the sport’s home run king when he died last week.
Archbishop Gomez Rock-Solid in His Inauguration Day Message
COMMENTARY: As the bishops work with a new administration, Archbishop José Gomez, not Cardinal Blase Cupich, is emerging as the authentic interpreter of Pope Francis in the U.S. on life, liberty and immigration.
President Joe Biden, St. Augustine, and the ‘City of Man’
Biden’s inaugural address employed St. Augustine to suggest Americans’ “common objects of love” include “opportunity, security, liberty, dignity, respect, honor, truth.” Missing from that list is “country.” What does it mean that Americans’ common love for their country is no longer obvious?
Joe Biden Inauguration Music: J-Lo Is No Aretha Franklin
COMMENTARY: The music chosen to celebrate President Biden’s inauguration stands in stark contrast to one the president-elect participated in just 12 years prior.
Rebuking Trump: Impeachment if Necessary, But Not Necessarily Impeachment
It can then be asked whether the impeachment meets the test of a good symbol. It may succeed in one way but, in the current hyper-partisan environment, fail in another.
