Cardinal McElroy, ‘Inclusion’ and Catholicism
COMMENTARY: The sensibility on display in the cardinal’s recent article is not that of the Bible, the Fathers of the Church, the Second Vatican Council or the Catechism.
Results from Tag: 'george weigel'
A Moment of Special Grace
COMMENTARY: The friendly gathering that included Cardinals George Pell and Joseph Zen in the wake of Pope Benedict’s XVI’s funeral is a treasured memory.
Cardinal George Pell: The Encourager
COMMENTARY: He was a courageous man who also, more importantly, drew out of others the courage they did not know lay within them.
The Real Ratzinger
COMMENTARY: The last of the monumental figures of 20th-century Catholicism bears no resemblance to the caricature created by his theological and cultural foes.
Why Vatican II Was Necessary
The Council's many theological and doctrinal accomplishments were crucial to rekindling that radical, Christ-centered faith that would be the source of a revitalized Catholic mission to convert the modern world.
George Weigel: Church Must Embrace John Paul II and Benedict XVI’s Interpretation of Vatican II, or Face Irrelevance
“The Council was far more about ‘Christifying’ the world than about changing the Church.”
An Open Letter to the Synod General Secretary
COMMENTARY: Some good news about Catholicism in the US news that might well be of interest to the universal Church as it considers its evangelical future.
‘Statecraft of a Saint’: George Weigel on What the Vatican Can Learn From JPII’s Diplomacy With Russia
In his speech on the 102nd anniversary of St. John Paul II’s birth, the papal biographer outlined key lessons, in particular with regard to the Holy See’s diplomatic relationships with authoritarian regimes.
Russia’s ‘False Story’ (Season 4 — Ep. 1): George Weigel Weighs in on the Ukraine Crisis
George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center gives important context on the Russia and Ukraine conflict. Also, Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org, an advocacy and aid organization for persecuted Christians, talks about the special need to support Ukrainians displaced in their own country by the war.
Invasion of Ukraine Revives Debate on US Role in the World
Images of Russian bombs hitting Ukrainian neighborhoods, of roads choked with fleeing families, and of some Ukrainian émigrés returning home to defend their nation injected a new urgency into the ongoing policy debate.
