In 2013, I wrote a post on my (now mostly-neglected) personal website entitled, It Doesn’t Take a Rigorist: Why All Catholics Should Be Concerned About Pope Francis. It was the first time I had spoken publicly about my concerns since his …
1P5 Podcast – Episode 19: Steve’s Washington Post Interview
On September 6, 2015, Steve Skojec was interviewed by Amanda Erickson of the Washington Post about the upcoming papal visit to the United States. Today, that interview was published as part of a larger article about the discomfort Pope Francis causes …
Screwtape: Sage Advice for the Synod
My Dear Wormwood, I’ve been meaning to write to you for some time about the dangers and opportunities presented to us by the Internet. The recent events at the Synod have given me a marvellous and delightful chance to talk …
Against the Zeitgeist: The Role of Independent Catholic Voices
In every age of darkness, there is always present the Spirit of the Church, facing down the worldly spirit of the times. In seeking to understand the conflicts of our own times, we may turn allegorically to the mythical world …
The Tyranny of “Dialogue”
Growing up, I saw a lot of sitcoms. Too many: The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Night Court, Cheers (ok, so I was an NBC guy). One thing you start to realize when you watch these shows is how incredibly formulaic …
On Pragmatic Theologians
O practiced hand of theory, ever taking paths that lead to “useful,” even making knowledge of divine like kit instructions turning points of dogma into functions: Away! and take your scheming sermons with you. I will not hear conclusions that …
A Personal Note
There’s a LOT going on in the Church right now as we ramp up towards the Synod next month. I’m sorting through news and submissions looking for the stories we should be covering, and discarding those that are a …
Slandering Cardinal Burke
Mark Silk is a guy who evidently fancies himself as knowing something about Catholicism. And journalism. But neither of these things is in particular evidence in his most recent piece for Religion News Service. On Tuesday evening, a few hours after …
The Old Mass and the New Evangelization: Beyond the Long Winter of Rationalism
Many people have expressed an interest in hearing or reading the lecture I gave at Franciscan University of Steubenville earlier this week. The lecture wasn’t taped, but the full text is now available at Rorate Caeli. Apart from my book, …
The Reason They Want to Lock Down The Synod
Last night I finally had a chance to get back to Ed Pentin’s fantastic book, The Rigging of a Vatican Synod. There was a particular section that, once I read it, led to an almost audible “click” as pieces fell into place …