Commentary
‘Big Bang Theory’ and the myth of the modern atheist
The character of Sheldon Cooper presents disbelief in God as the inevitable product of intelligence and scientific progress, but history — and even modern science itself — tell a very different story. The post ‘Big Bang Theory’ and…
Oxford and the surviving Marian imagination of medieval England
There are cities in Europe where the Virgin still reigns visibly from stone and glass. England, after the Reformation, often feels different. Marian England became an England of absences: smashed statues, whitewashed walls, emptied niches,…
Pope Leo XIV seeks to revive talks with Coptic Orthodox after breakdown over “Fiducia Supplicans”
Pope Leo XIV today appealed for a revival of dialogue with the Coptic Orthodox Church after a rupture in March 2024 over Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration permitting blessings for same-sex couples. The post Pope Leo XIV…
The Catholic Church Is Focusing on the Wrong Crisis
Every attempt to correct inequalities through political intervention or global planning ends up destroying the mechanisms that generate real prosperity. The post The Catholic Church Is Focusing on the Wrong Crisis appeared first on…
Fr. James Martin: The “Mastermind” behind the two testimonies in the Vatican’s Synod Report on homosexuality
Jesuit Father James Martin was a key figure behind the inclusion of two testimonies in the Study Group No. 9 report on homosexuality, released earlier this month by the Vatican’s General Secretariat of the Synod. The post Fr. James…
AI and the miracle that makes us human
AI can simulate aspects of human reasoning and perform specific tasks with incredible speed and efficiency, but its computational abilities represent only a fraction of the broader capacities of the human mind. The post AI and the…
Is surrogacy a form of slavery? Florida may soon decide
Imagine you’re in a vessel heading towards an unknown destination. Without your consent, you have been sold to a couple who can legally force your mother to terminate your life at any point before you exit the vessel. This dystopian scenario may…
Our strange Catholic moment – The Catholic Thing
American Catholicism is in steep decline. In 2000, 2.6 million American children attended Catholic schools. In 2025, only 1.6 million did. In 2001, more than a quarter-million Catholic weddings took place; in 2024, around 107,000 did. In 2001,…
Courage Director: Synod Report ‘Wounds the Church’
The final report of the Synod on Synodality’s Study Group 9 has drawn widespread criticism since its publication last week — not least for what its authors wrote about Courage International. There are issues that make the report incomplete,…
Bishop Schneider: Vatican’s Synod report on homosexuality echoes “the serpent in the Garden”
Bishop Athanasius Schneider has launched a forceful critique of the Vatican’s new report on “emerging doctrinal, pastoral and ethical issues,” saying its treatment of homosexuality advances an “exegesis of doubt” in divine revelation that echoes…