Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, Catholic World Report
Monday, September 29, 2025
Masses, marriages, baptisms, confessions, funerals: the list of issues that a parish priest is confronted with could be extended almost ad infinitum. However, what role the Church’s traditional, magisterial doctrines play within a pastoral context is rarely, if ever, considered. What do doctrines have to do with one’s ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill life? Do they make any difference as to the manner in which one lives? Sadly, the answer to these questions is often “little.” If the Church is to be renewed in the Spirit of truth, what we need now is a robust preaching and teaching of Catholic doctrine—the mysteries of our beloved Faith.
