Catholic Church

By Larry Chapp, Catholic World Report - So, please be attentive. Please pay attention, for example, to the style of the art associated with the Synod. They all look like the cartoonish ecclesiastical art of the 1970s and I do not think that is an accident. It is just further evidence of the thought world these folks inhabit. It is the thought world of rotary phones, eight-track tape players, and Hans Küng. It is “Muskrat Love” and Charlie Curran all over again... Constantly and consistently, Pope Francis’s actions undermine his words and in no way instill confidence that his governing of the Church will avoid turning the keys to the palace over to the theological Vandals who have been camping outside the gates for sixty years.

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - I have had occasion over the years to mention the time each Summer which my wife and I have been able to spend at the family “camp” (as summer places are called) on Willsboro Bay—in my opinion by far the prettiest bay on Lake Champlain in northern New York State. This is one of the experiences that is still publicly suggestive of God’s presence in New York, a reality which political leaders in the Empire State typically ignore, even when they are nominally Catholic.

By John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine - There is a deliberate effort afoot among elite opinion makers to slur and, therefore, delegitimize the United States Supreme Court. Its greatest impetus came from the Dobbs decision, restoring government authority to protect the unborn. Nothing will galvanize that group quite like questioning the tenets of the Sexual Revolution... But religion usually takes a close second. And religion gets stuck in their throats.

By Alyssa Murphy, EWTN News - As millions of youth are preparing for a pilgrimage to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023, the stakes are high when considering the recent statistics on depression and loneliness among teens and young adults. Staggering rates of suicide attempts and mental-health issues cloud many young hearts and minds, not to mention the disheartening daily news headlines.