Catholic Views

Why I Didn’t Sign the Call for the Resignation of Pope Francis

05/08/2024 at 5:18 PM By Kevin Edward White

By Eric Sammons, Editor, Crisis Magazine, May 7, 2024 [Eric Sammons was our July 2023 Catholic Citizens of Illinois forum Luncheon featured speaker, speaking on :"Our American Catholic Shepherds: Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing?” Our video of his appearance can be found at out Catholic Citizens... read more

The Nature of the Moment

05/08/2024 at 12:10 PM By Kevin Edward White

By Francis X. Maier, May 8, 2024 I spent nearly three decades working in senior diocesan positions. I saw the failures, problems, and human sins of Church life in an intimate way. None of it diminished my faith or damaged my trust in the Church or her teachings. The reason is... read more

Transparently bad faith: Answering “LGBTQ” critics of Dignitas Infinita

05/07/2024 at 5:45 PM By Kevin Edward White

Uniformly absent from these criticisms of the document on human dignity is any true theological argument—nothing based on the rich doctrinal teachings of the Church, Scripture, not to mention Divine Revelation itself. By Monica Migliorino Miller, Catholic World Report, May 7, 2024 I... read more

Keane’ for Rupnik

05/07/2024 at 11:26 AM By Kevin Edward White

By Brad Miner, Catholic Thing, May 7, 2024 Father Marko Rupnik’s work reminds me of the art attributed to Walter Keane, the American artist who was popular in the 1960s. His paintings of big-eyed girls and women, and of animals remain enduringly popular on posters, prints, and... read more

The Eucharistic Pilgrimage of Christian Life

05/05/2024 at 12:11 PM By Kevin Edward White

COMMENTARY: What the Church in the United States is doing in combining pilgrimages and Eucharistic processions is something that has never been attempted in the long history of the Catholic Church. By Father Roger Landry, National Catholic Register, May 5, 2024 On the weekend on which... read more

Hungary’s Pro-Family Policies Should Prompt US Conservatives to Rethink Their Mindset, Says Gladden Pappin

05/04/2024 at 9:28 PM By Kevin Edward White

By Solène Tadié, National Catholic Register, May 4, 2024 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Could the U.S. learn from the political success of a small Central European country? This year will be a decisive year politically for the Western world, with the European elections coming up in June... read more

The scandals haunting Pope Francis Scheming cardinals are sharpening their knives

05/04/2024 at 12:48 PM By Kevin Edward White

By Damien Thompson, UnHerd, April 27, 2024 The cardinals are already meeting to discuss who should be the next pope. Some of the liberal ones, who feel safe because they’re in favour with the ailing Pope Francis, can be seen comparing notes in a bar near the gates of the Vatican. The... read more

Shocker: 72% of Catholics Don’t Go to Sunday Mass?

05/04/2024 at 11:57 AM By Kevin Edward White

‘The Sunday Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all Christian practice. ... Those who deliberately fail in this obligation commit a grave sin.’ (CCC 2181) By Kathy Schiffer, National Catholic Register, May 4, 2024 I just read a jarring statistic that 72% of... read more

Diane Montagna Interviews Edward Feser on ‘Dignitas infinita’

05/04/2024 at 7:36 AM By Kevin Edward White

By Diane Montagna, Catholic Thing, May 4, 2024 Note: Today’s text is longer than we normally publish at TCT, but the importance of the topic and the serious treatment it receives here makes it worth reading – to the very end. – Robert Royal DIANE MONTAGNA (DM): Dignitas... read more

Pope Francis’ Letter to Parish Priests: Repairing Rifts, Grounding Vision, and Cultivating Fraternity

05/03/2024 at 10:19 PM By Kevin Edward White

COMMENTARY: Parish priests, after years of pointed criticisms from the Holy Father, will appreciate the kind words in his letter, but they might be less enthusiastic about his call to become ‘missionaries of synodality.’ By Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, May 3,... read more

Big Families, Wide Sidewalks, and Frogs

05/03/2024 at 9:10 PM By Kevin Edward White

Our nation is broken to a certain extent because of the dearth of babies. The nation could heal with more of them. By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine, May 3, 2024 [Austin Ruse was our 2023 Catholic Citizens of Illinois Annual Banquet featured speaker, speaking on why "There Is no Finer Time to... read more

Catholic Views

Why I Didn’t Sign the Call for the Resignation of Pope Francis

The Nature of the Moment

Transparently bad faith: Answering “LGBTQ” critics of Dignitas Infinita

Keane’ for Rupnik

The Eucharistic Pilgrimage of Christian Life

Hungary’s Pro-Family Policies Should Prompt US Conservatives to Rethink Their Mindset, Says Gladden Pappin

The scandals haunting Pope Francis Scheming cardinals are sharpening their knives

Shocker: 72% of Catholics Don’t Go to Sunday Mass?

Diane Montagna Interviews Edward Feser on ‘Dignitas infinita’

Pope Francis’ Letter to Parish Priests: Repairing Rifts, Grounding Vision, and Cultivating Fraternity

Big Families, Wide Sidewalks, and Frogs

Papabili(ty): The cardinals who have seen their prospects in the next conclave harmed and improved by recent news events

THE DEFROCKING OF FATHER AI

Tucker Carlson’s Spiritual World

Bishop Joseph Strickland: A steadfast bishop unafraid to challenge consensus

Reflections on a pilgrimage to a Jordan Peterson rally: the good, the bad and the evil

Are woke German bureaucrats going to redefine the family to include 6 spouses?

Popes take risks to appear in public

Anti-Catholic Revolution and Catholic Revival

Bishop Strickland slams ‘crescendo of apostasy’ by Vatican forces against Catholic liturgy, doctrine