Caring About Immigrants: Now and Then

Caring About Immigrants: Now and Then

The contrast in the response from U.S. bishops during the Obama administration and the Trump administration proves this has a lot more to do with politics than concern for migrants ...
The Pro-Choice ‘Catholic’ Oxymoron

The Pro-Choice ‘Catholic’ Oxymoron

So, Cardinal Cupich has decided to honor pro-abortion Senator Dick Durbin. The chancery office says that they are honoring him for things other than his support for abortion, but that’s ...
Voting for the Millstone

Voting for the Millstone

At Mass the other day, I heard that passage in the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus says: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of ...
Synodality Without Spirit

Synodality Without Spirit

I was asked recently to read the North American “Final Document” for the “Synod on Synodality” and offer my opinion. I am the kind of theological nerd who loves papal ...