Monthly Archive: December 2014

#LifeofCatholics

As many of you know, the Pontifical Council for Culture recently produced a cringe-worthy video in preparation for an upcoming conference, “Women’s Cultures: Equality and Difference.” In the video, women are invited to submit one-minute films or photographs about what it means to …

Pope Franbama

If nothing else, Pope Francis is consistent. His Christmas address to the Roman Curia was rife with such staples of his pontificate as name-calling and insult hurling, imparting to God who is the same yesterday, today and forever a penchant for “innovation” (thus …

Pope Francis’ greatest speech to date

According to Dr. Robert Moynihan, longtime Vaticanista and editor-in-chief of Inside the Vatican Magazine: When Pope Francis went to Strasbourg on November 25, he diagnosed Europe’s spiritual health. It was a brilliant speech, perhaps the greatest so far in his pontificate. With great …

Chasing the neo-con scapegoat

In a recent First Things column, George Weigel attempted to defend Pope Francis against the allegedly false impression so many have that he is “some kind of radical wild-man, eager to toss into the garbage bin of history” the more traditional aspects of …

The Synodalistas are coming

The Holy See has published the Lineamenta (preparatory document) for the Ordinary Synod of Bishops that will take place next October, and it includes yet another questionnaire. Quoting from the Relatio Synodi published at the end of the Extraordinary Synod, we are assured: …

La Nacion notes

In addition to the brilliant one-liners offered in his La Nacion interview, following are some notes on the pope’s more serious comments. – Pope Francis mentioned that nasty old “proselytism” no less than five times. OK, OK, we get it, Holy Father; that …