In Thanksgiving for the Gift of Baptism
COMMENTARY: In baptism, we are joined to a ‘great cloud of witnesses’ spanning time and eternity.
Results from Tag: 'george weigel'
Three Great Lenten Themes
COMMENTARY: Pondering the annual catechumenate, our ‘adventure of God’ and deepening of friendship with Christ can prepare us for Easter’s glory.
Remembering Angelo Gugel
COMMENTARY: He was a quiet man who sought no attention and knew he was serving a saint. May he rest in peace.
Fact-Checking the ‘New Yorker’
COMMENTARY: Why bother fact-checking when the facts, if ascertained, might get in the way of a good trigger-warning or a slap at a leading American churchman?
Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate
COMMENTARY: Three fallacies applied to the just war tradition when assessing the military action by Israel and the United States in Iran.
Petrocentrism: A Problem?
COMMENTARY: Less than one month into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has demonstrated how to speak to the world in an age dominated by the soundbite.
Weigel’s Wisdom: What Makes a Good Catholic Commencement Speech?
Catholic thought leader advises, ‘A dollop of humor, a serious challenge to the graduates to live as missionary disciples, whatever their vocation, and no more than 20 minutes in length.’
Hopes for a New Pontificate
COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV’s immediate priorities will likely be ecclesiastical rather than geopolitical.
On the Way of the Cross, in Ukraine and Hong Kong
COMMENTARY: The brave witness of Archbishop Shevchuk and Jimmy Lai during this Holy Week leads to a ‘Via Lucis’
Demythologizing Some Recent Catholic History
COMMENTARY: Correcting two distortions of the historical record in aid of partisan ecclesiastical purposes in hope they cease, especially in the Jubilee of Hope.
