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Making Sense of Our Liturgical Morass

Thomas Storck

We need a clearer understanding of the Church’s relationship with her past and her tradition that will help guide us along the uncharted road ahead.

Catholic Dreamers’ Failed Dialogue with Islam

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

Interreligious talks have proven fruitless, and our own theologians have not told us even the minimum of truth about Islam.

An Exclusive Interview with Karl A. Schultz On the Canonization of Pope Paul VI

THE CHURCH’S SUFFERING SERVANT

Karl A. Schultz

Paul VI was arguably the most influential — and assailed — Catholic of the 20th century. His impact on the Church was unparalleled, due to the time of his reign.

The Triumph & Tragedy of the Most Misunderstood Document in Modern Church History

HUMANAE VITAE AT 50

Karl A. Schultz

The encyclical is a profound reflection on marital love that was later deepened and contextualized in more pastoral and juridical (canon law) forums.

Why Humanae Vitae Got It Right

WHAT GOD HAS PUT TOGETHER…

John F. Kippley

In these times, the idea of self-giving love is squeezed out by the identification of love with sexual attraction and pleasure.

A First Step in the Recovery of a Catholic Vision of Reality

Thomas Storck

The old Mass cannot be revived successfully in isolation or simply as a juridical mandate or even a catechetical tool.

Is the Pope Looking to Lambeth?

Why would Pope Francis form a group to study the composition of the 1968 encyclical if the intent is not to fundamentally change its message?

A Virus, a Crisis

EXAMINING THE FALLOUT FROM ZIKAGATE

Monica Migliorino Miller

Paul VI's Other Neglected Document

DOGMAS ARE NOT ABSTRACTIONS

Thomas Storck

In June 1968 Pope Paul issued a motu proprio, arguably of greater importance than Humanae Vitae, called Solemni Hac Liturgia, a profession of faith.

Why the Popes Failed to Act

THE NEW SAINTS & THE LEGION OF CHRIST

Jay Dunlap

The Radiant Joys of Marital Discipline

GUEST COLUMN

Christopher J. Stravitsch

Rebuilding After the Collapse of Catholic Conviction

EXORCISING ESTABLISHED CUSTOMS

Kenneth D. Whitehead

The Spirit of Humanae Vitae

MAKE THE LORD YOUR REFUGE

Frederick W. Marks

Pope Paul VI's Prophetic Warning

THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL IS A "GATEWAY" DRUG

George Delgado

Grand Detours From the Second Vatican Council

A RESPONSE TO JOHN LAMONT

Robert Sungenis

The Spiritual Hazards of Wealth

REFLECTIONS ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

Tom Bethell

"This Is My Body...My Blood"

THE REAL PRESENCE IS A PHYSICAL PRESENCE

Regis Scanlon

The glorified physical Body of our Savior is able to be in more than one place at one time. This is a miracle in which the natural laws of physics and biology are superseded.

The Sovietization of American Women

"NYET," SAY THE POPES

Rupert J. Ederer

John Paul II wrote, “The mentality which honors women more for their work outside the home than for their work within the family must be overcome.”

Unhappy Anniversary: Humanae Vitae at 30

THE PROPHETIC INSIGHT OF POPE PAUL VI

Kenneth D. Whitehead

Our Economy of Paper & Hot Air

DISNEY BOSS IS PAID $565 MILLION IN ONE YEAR

Rupert J. Ederer

The inflated paper value of our corporate structure as reflected in stocks has not the remotest connection to real capital.

A Belated Apology to Pope Paul VI

CATHOLICS & CONTRACEPTION

George D. Wignall

Can One Be a Good Catholic & Believe Only Three-Quarters of What the Church Teaches?

ON PICK-AND-CHOOSE CATHOLICISM

Kenneth D. Whitehead

Vatican II & Scholasticism

IS NEO-THOMISM OBSOLETE?

Avery Dulles

The Social Thought of Michael Novak: At Odds with the Principles of Catholic Social Thought

ANATOMY OF A CONSERVATIVE DISSENTER

John C. Cort