Would you like to listen to this article instead? You can do so here: My wife and I went to the bank recently on a business-related errand. Unlike a number of other states, in Arizona, our banks are still open. (The irony of people walking into bank lobbies wearing face masks without everyone assuming they’re…
In the writings of the Second Vatican Council, and those of the post-conciliar popes, it’s hard not to detect a certain drift toward an increasing obscurity of language. When one goes back and reads older enyclicals, or papal bulls from prior councils, what is striking by contrast is the clarity and precision of the texts.…
Yesterday, I received an email with a link to the following video in it and nothing else. I’m not going to even set it up – the title says it all. It’s funny, creative, and wholesome. The kind of content I’d love to see more Catholic kids creating: I was curious about the origins of…
It’s 2020, and right now, the Catholic Church looks like a giant dumpster fire. For the past seven years, we’ve had a pope who has seemed hell-bent — literally — on undermining or even directly contradicting the truths of the faith. From Amoris Laetitia to Abu Dhabi to the attempt to change the teaching on…
The latest update on the coronavirus situation, an in-depth look at the Cardinal Pell decision, and news about a new commission set up by the pope to examine female deacons. Again. Audio Only: [powerpress] Related Links: Evidence from Wuhan’s morgues, crematoriums suggests COVID-19 deaths 20 times higher than official count China Mourns Dead as Wuhan…
One of our contributors on the topic of sacred music, Massimo Scapin (whose articles you can see right here), is among the many men and women who are losing their full time jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic. Massimo writes: Dear Steve, Due to the financial impact of COVID 19, my current position has been…
I’m 42 years old. Mine is the last generation to have grown up in the old world. The world before the internet, and cell phones, and everything on demand. I think of it as “The Slow Time,” because everything then felt so much less urgent. Speed limits were lower. We did more walking. We sat…
Well, the world has had its eyes fixed on the coronavirus pandemic and all things related for yet another week. But there are some other stories of note — not all directly virus related — that have come out over the past few days, and I wanted to bring them to your attention. Meat…
I received an email this week from a Catholic nurse whose family I’ve known for over twenty years. She works in an ICU at a large hospital in Michigan, and she’s on the front lines dealing with incoming cases. She offers some information about the situation. This email is a few days old, and the…
Editor’s note: the following is a reprint of information gathered by Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement, with his gracious permission, in order to give people as many options as possible for livestreamed Masses this Sunday and for the duration of this crisis. Please check NLM for any updates to their list going forward. We…
To round out your Friday, I wanted to share with you my appearance on the latest episode of Rules For Retrogrades with Tim and Dave Gordon as we talk shop about the pandemic, Eucharistic theology, and being kept away from Mass versus sacraments like confession. As usual, it was a lively and fun conversation that…
