France reaffirms role as protector of Christian communities in Jerusalem
France’s new Consul General in Jerusalem, Nicolas Kassianides, carries out an official visit to the Holy Sepulchre, a tradition that is deeply rooted in history
Francis denounces missile strikes on Ukraine as “ignoble” and “unacceptable”
The pope writes to head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, condemns strikes on civilians and key infrastructure
Ecuadorian bishops plead for peace, harmony amid rising gang violence
Ecuador’s Catholic bishops urge unity and fraternity for peace restoration after a state of emergency is declared due to rising gang violence
Taiwan: Penghu archipelago, a small over-armed citadel facing the Chinese giant
These tropical islands, located in the middle of the Taiwan Strait, stationed with thousands of soldiers would be at the vanguard of defense in the likelihood of a Chinese military invasion
Marital Debt: No Need for a Name Change
It is cause for great happiness that we learn, in an end-of-year retrospective, that Adam Lucas, fellow writer at Crisis, has accepted the wisdom of the Church’s teaching on the marital debt. However, he still takes issue with one aspect: he seems to propose changing the name. In a recent article entitled “From Marital Debt […]
The Homo-Prosperity Gospel
I have a joke for you that goes like this: the head of the DDF—the office formerly known as Holy—and Joel Osteen walk into a bar and draft a document and it is called Fiducia Supplicans. I know you are rolling on the floor laughing; or more likely, you are wondering when I am going […]
Francis Declares That Communists And Catholics Have The Same Mission?!
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Lessons from the Lutheran Tradition for 2024
This week I had the privilege of speaking at a seminar for the Collegium Fellows of Doxology, a group of Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod pastors committed to spiritual care and counsel. There are serious theological differences between the Lutheran tradition and my own Reformed tradition, most obviously in the area of the Lord’s Supper. But there […]
Hopes and Wishes for 2024
It is January 12, not January 1, but this is my first column of the New Year and hence my first opportunity in this space to list some of my hopes and wishes for 2024. To express wishes and hopes is to run the risk of bathos, not to mention ridicule, especially since in this […]
My Favorite Story: Saint’s Feast or Lenten Fast?
Rimma Bondarenko Feasting on St. Patrick’s Day during a Friday in Lent? The Meat of the Matter…