Synod Archive
A petition drive is presently underway calling for a “Synod Walkout” on the part of “every faithful Catholic bishop” currently participating therein. As of this writing, nearly 2,000 persons have signed it; including any number of individuals for whom I have a great …
Oh what times, oh what customs! It’s been a while… Let us begin by recalling the eve of the closing of the Second Vatican Council, when Pope Paul VI said (7 December 1965): The attention of our Council has been absorbed by the discovery of human needs (and …
On Friday, the text of reports generated by the Synod’s circuli minori (small groups divided by region and language) were released. According to Vatican Radio: Altogether there were 13 groups, working in five different languages, and they all spoke in positive terms of …
The Angelus Press Conference: The Family (available via live streaming, just follow the link) got underway this morning with Fr. Jürgen Wegner, Superior of the United States District of the Society of St. Pius X, offering a beautiful presentation on the nature of …
Conservative cheers resonated throughout much of Catholic social media when it was reported that on day one of the Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Péter Erdő, with Pope Francis seated directly by his side, delivered an address that forcefully reaffirmed traditional Church doctrine and …
On Saturday, October 3rd at the Prayer Vigil in preparation for the Synod of Bishops now meeting in Rome, Pope Francis said: On Horeb, he would get his answer not in the great wind which shatters the rocks, not in the earthquake …
As the Synod of Bishops quickly approaches, speculation about the outcome is reaching a fever pitch, and this make sense to me given that so much is at stake. What makes no sense to me whatsoever, however, is the suggestion that we as …
An op-ed by Ross Douthat published in the September 5th edition of the N.Y. Times, The Pope’s Marriage Endgame, is getting a good bit of attention. In it, Douthat suggests that Pope Francis “wanted a big internal argument over marriage and communion, …
In response to the changes recently made to the annulment process by Pope Francis, I would suggest that we examine the matter a bit more closely and then take a wait and see approach before drawing any conclusions. The motu proprio reforming the …
A recent post on Monday Vatican, the blog of Italian journalist Andrea Gagliarduccu, is getting a fair amount of attention thanks in part to Fr. Z who posted key excerpts from the piece. In it, the writer shares “rumors” from “well-informed people” that …
