Catholic Church

By Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D., Catholic Exchange - They are at it again.  In this Sunday’s gospel Jesus’ opponents enlist a lawyer to do what lawyers do best- ask a question that puts a person on the hot seat.  “Which commandment of the law is the greatest?” (Matthew 22:34-40). 

By Matthew E. Bunson, National Catholic Register - We often hear and read that Martin Luther ignited the Protestant Reformation in 1517 because the Church was in a state of severe moral and institutional decay and there was no hope of real reform. In truth, the authentic renewal of the Church started long before Luther was even born.

By Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia - As (Fr. Kiley) approached the room he said the prayer to St. Michael, the Archangel, which begins, “Defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.”.. Once Fr. Kiley opened the room he felt something indescribable, Newsweek reported… “I felt like I was being pushed back, like don’t come in here,” he said

By Marco Tosatti, First Things - Müller reported the pope’s new policy in July, but it does not seem that Francis has been eager to implement it since then… Here we may see the key to this apparently inconsistent application of the pope’s two rules. If the limit to a single five-year term and retirement at seventy-five seems to apply only to some, it is because a third rule is operating in the background. Those who question Amoris Laetitia must go; those who support it may stay.