Commentary
‘A Cathedral in Print’: The rise of Catholic premium Bibles
Says one Bible reviewer, Tim Wildsmith, Catholic Bible publishers “have clearly recognized the value of producing durable, beautiful, reader-friendly Bibles.” Not surprisingly, as a result, he says, “demand is growing, and so are the options.”…
GEN Zeal – The Catholic Thing
Though the scope of this revival is unclear, there’s little doubt that an unexpected trend is underway. Some polling indicates that the younger generations are becoming more religious, and not just more religious, but more likely than their…
Cardinal Müller on the conflict with the Society of Saint Pius X
The SSPX regards the Second Vatican Council as a break with previous doctrine. But Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller says that the Society’s notion of a “break does not exist; there is no justification for the planned episcopal ordinations.” The…
Epstein’s revelations – The Catholic Thing
The Jeffrey Epstein files expose three colossal failures, each of which is a cautionary tale worth contemplating at length. First, and most obviously, let us condemn Washington. Second, the files’ contents gave us a gruesome peek into the moral…
Pope Leo XIV Calls Worldwide Meeting of Bishops to Chart Future of Family Ministry
Yesterday, Pope Leo XIV announced that he will convene a meeting of the presidents of Episcopal Conferences in October 2026 to undertake a new phase of “synodal discernment” on the future of family ministry. The announcement came in a message…
Renovating the Colosseum in Rome
The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate parts of columns from 2,000 years ago. Thousands of Romans once flocked to this arena to watch gladiators battle each other…
Women the Vatican forgot – The Catholic Thing
Last week, the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released a disappointing synodal study group’s final report on “The Participation of Women in the Life and Leadership of the Church” that focused almost entirely on the 20th century.…
The monster in the room
Jesus’ innocence reveals that suffering is not sin itself. Sin is the monster in the room; suffering is our personal encounter with it. Jesus’ innocent suffering reveals the terrible reality of every sin, mortal or venial. Reflecting on His…
Best Actress winner Buckley on the ‘beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart’
Tinseltown today is buzzing about a beautiful speech given by the young Irish actress, Jessie Buckley, who won for her role in Hamnet, a movie that reimagines the life of William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes Hathaway. “I would like to…
When the Bells Stop Ringing
The decline of America’s ethnic churches is a familiar story, one that cuts across every region and every Christian denomination: the German and Danish Lutherans of the Midwest; the Moravians of Pennsylvania and North Carolina; the Dutch…