In April of this year, I was honored to offer a presentation at the Fatima…
Month: December 2016

Roman Rite Q&A: Altar bell or gong?
By: Louis J. Tofari A reader writes: In my parish they use a liturgical gong…

Is there trouble in Dubialand?
In an interview published by Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli of Vatican Insider on 27 December,…

Playing down to the Bergoglian competition
Cardinal Raymond Burke, the most highly visible of the four cardinal-authors of the dubia, appears…

ANNOUNCING: Roman Rite Q&A
Several weeks ago, I posted an interview with one of the world’s foremost experts on…

BREAKING: Francis makes his pertinacity plain
In his Christmas Address to the Roman Curia delivered earlier today, Francis offered yet another…

Francis and the revolution against the Logos
In a January 2014 article for First Things, George Weigel shared the following vignette: At…

Dubiagate: New Year predictions
Three months ago today, the now-famous dubia wherein four high profile cardinals dared to ask…

Conley and Chaput: Horseshoes and hand grenades
Two American bishops, Charles Chaput of Philadelphia and James Conley of Lincoln, are getting high…

Point / Counterpoint 2: Verrecchio
First, a comment: These posts are growing in length as we proceed, but that is…