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A Clerical Life in Overdrive

Edwin Dyga

Fr. Paul was the fulcrum of many a network of artists, academics, jurists, politicians, and men and women of letters, locally and across the globe.

Divided Man, Divided Legacy

Inez Fitzgerald Storck

French author Yves Chiron presents Paul as torn between mind and heart, with strong emotional reactions tempered at times by rational thought.

Spiritus Domini: How the Exception Became the Rule

THE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES OF SMALL CHANGES

Gerard T. Mundy

The Pope's decision to allow women into two “minor orders” of the Church shows how significant change can be instituted incrementally.

Conveying the Message of Humanae Vitae to the People of Today

IN AN ABSENCE OF UNIVERSAL MORAL STANDARDS

Willem Jacobus Eijk

Church doctrine regarding contraception is one of the least understood and accepted parts of her conjugal and sexual ethics.

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

Why didn't Pope Francis immediately promote natural family planning as soon as he heard the reporter ask about the licitness of "avoiding pregnancy"?

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

A central part of the Legion's response-- that "charges had already been thoroughly examined and found baseless"-- explains why three popes ignored the allegations.

The Radiant Joys of Marital Discipline

GUEST COLUMN

Christopher J. Stravitsch

Husband and wife must pour themselves out for each other in prayer, service, and loving sacrifice. They are called to become "helpmates" in the pursuit of holiness.

Rebuilding After the Collapse of Catholic Conviction

EXORCISING ESTABLISHED CUSTOMS

Kenneth D. Whitehead

Good Catholics realize that one cannot just accept the teachings one already agrees with while laying aside those one no longer agrees with.

The Spirit of Humanae Vitae

MAKE THE LORD YOUR REFUGE

Frederick W. Marks

Pope Paul VI's words are a breath of fresh air in a world suffering the horrendous effects of the contraceptive mentality.

Pope Paul VI's Prophetic Warning

THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL IS A "GATEWAY" DRUG

George Delgado

Undoubtedly, the Pill is a "gateway" drug, introducing its users to promiscuity, premarital pregnancy, abortion, and divorce.

Grand Detours From the Second Vatican Council

A RESPONSE TO JOHN LAMONT

Robert Sungenis

One of Vatican II's major problems was that its message of altruistic love and spiritual freedom was given to a society on the verge of cutting loose most of its social mores.

The Spiritual Hazards of Wealth

REFLECTIONS ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

Tom Bethell

Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum, promulgated in 1891, remains closely in touch with the true mission of the Catholic Church: the salvation of souls.

"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

He dissents from a basic moral principle of Judeo-Christian, Catholic social teach­ing: that superfluous wealth must be shared with the poor.