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Crisis – “Changing Discipline Changes Doctrine, Again”

In a recent piece on the Synod, I argued that sometimes a change of Church discipline cannot not happen without a change in Church doctrine, and that since Church doctrine about Communion for Catholics who have obtained a civil divorce and remarriage does not change, Catholics should not expect Church discipline to change either.

Crisis – “Why it is Hard to Find Truth in Academia”

These days I spend a good deal of my time in the university talking with students who are both philosophical skeptics and advocates for “social justice.”

Crisis – “Changing Marriage Discipline Will Change Doctrine”

Recent headlines in the mainstream media suggest that the Catholic Church is close to making major doctrinal changes on divorce and remarriage.

National Review Online – “Ukraine Needs NATO, Not Nukes”

Ukrainians float the terrible idea of renewing its nuclear status — because the West left them desperate.

National Catholic Register – “The Sanctity of Life and World Religions”

The Catholic Church has always defended the sanctity of human life. With advances in medical technology, that defense has organically evolved to represent life from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death.

New Oxford Review – “How Do I Love Thee?”

Dr. Alice von Hildebrand’s article “Unity & Procreation” (Sept.) offers many wise and wonderful insights about love, yet it leaves me with a final question. As to the wonderful insights, “let me count the ways!”