Fr. Paul D. Scalia
Are All Welcome? – The Catholic Thing
In one of the last frames of Wake Up Dead Man (the latest in the Knives Out series), we get a glimpse of the newly edited parish sign announcing, “All Are Welcome.” It’s a signal to our therapeutic culture that (spoiler alert) the good priest…
The Thief of Joy – The Catholic Thing
“Thank God I’m not like that Pharisee!” Now, if that’s your response to today’s Gospel (Luke 18:9-14), then you probably missed the point. Because there’s more than a bit of the Pharisee in each of us, and not enough of the tax collector. Our…
The Future of the American Presbyterate
The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America (where I serve as executive director) has just published the results of a new major survey of American priests. The study builds on our past research (here and here), giving a clearer…