See No Islam, Hear No Islam

See No Islam, Hear No Islam

A significant omission in an otherwise good book. The New Apologetics is a collection of 41 essays by noted Catholic apologists. It’s a valuable book for those who are interested in spreading the Christian faith in a time of secularism and relativism, as well as for...
The Radical Inclusive Church

The Radical Inclusive Church

Irish of a traditional bent need not apply. Most practicing Catholics will have noticed by now that the Church under Francis has changed.  And many are not happy with the changes. For example, Andrea Cionci, author of a new book which questions the validity of...
A Thoroughly Modern Synod

A Thoroughly Modern Synod

The Church of What’s-Happening-Now seeks your input. Pope Francis just announced that the multi-year Synod on Synodality will be extended another year. Apparently, the synodalists need more time to complete what Cardinal Gerhard Muller describes as a “hostile takeover...
A Hostile Takeover of the Catholic Church?

A Hostile Takeover of the Catholic Church?

Does the Synod have a sinister purpose? In a recent interview on EWTN’s The World Over, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, the former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, warned that the Synod on Synodality was engaged in a “hostile takeover of the Church.”...
The Church of Everyone

The Church of Everyone

Why so many Catholics are leaving. Pope Francis recently called for a “Church open to everyone.”  Nothing new here.  The Church has always been open to everyone—including sinners.  The Church has always acknowledged that it is “a Church of sinners.” But...