At the National Dissenting Reporter, Isabella Moyer is thrilled by the choice of Pope Francis—at last (so the headline would have it) she can remain in the Church because of rather than in spite of the pope. I appreciate that wisdom sometimes comes late, and I believe that she’s sincere when she says, in seeking [...]
The contentious public policy dispute of the hour is the question of regulating firearms, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has a statement that makes two comments and advances five (very general) calls. I. The bishops’ call. When the bishops intervene in public policy questions, they do well to tread lightly. Bishops have a [...]
Let us suppose that it is important for young people to arrive at college with a good grasp of mathematics. How should this be achieved? If you were to propose that we should teach children mathematics by putting trigonometry into the first grade syllabus and calculus into the second, you would be thought quite mad! [...]
In The Democratic fallacy, 1 MPA 142 (2012), I noted that calls to elect bishops were not to be taken seriously. The other side of that coin, however, is how bishops should be chosen. Today, the appointment of bishops is more-or-less an exclusively papal function. If we look at history, we see that various methods [...]
The image above is a meme that has been floating around Facebook. My question is very simple: Why does this image exist? Think about why this juxtaposition of images was fabricated. What purpose did it serve to find these two images, resize them, and set them in visual apposition? Is this not precisely the invitation [...]
Shawn Tribe offers some thoughts on the future of the liturgy under Pope Francis. I would add one qualification to his statement that “Benedict XVI understood … the need not simply for legislation, but rather for a renewed liturgical formation and a change in liturgical culture; for there to be lasting effects you first need [...]
The renunciation of Pope Benedict, the conclave, and the election of Pope Francis are big events in the life of not only the Catholic Church but the broader Christian community. Non-Catholics watching the process have taken the opportunity to ask questions, both questions prompted by events and questions that they might have had for a [...]
Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum Georgium Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ Cardinalem Bergoglio, qui sibi nomen imposuit Franciscus!
In die primo conclavis, prædictiones duas habeo. Primus, Angelus Card. Scola eligetur, et secundus, Paulus VII vocabitur. Utrum vel non ille res bona est, non possum dicere. Orate pro Cardinalibus!
Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace:Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuumQuod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum:Lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuae Israel.
