Can We Learn Anything from the Critics of Vatican I?
"The power of the Pope over the Church… neither knows nor tolerates any limits."
Why the Synod on Synodality is Doomed
The generation in power still believes in institutions.
Reasons for Hope
Now, I realize my vision was somewhat skewed.
Vatican II Failed, Not the Church
Constance embodied the hopes of reformers going back half a century. But its attempt to enshrine Conciliarism in its documents nearly tore the Church apart.
What Shia LaBeouf Understands and Bishop Barron Does Not
The New Mass is Inauthentic If you are attuned to online Catholic discussion, you have probably seen clips at least of Bishop Robert Barron’s interview with Shia LaBeouf, the actor who became Catholic after portraying St. Pio of Pietreclina on film. The most shared one (at least in my corner of the Catholic world) has…