I’m not ashamed to be called a ‘new ultramontanist’
August 30, 2018
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In upholding immutable truths, the ultramontanists of the 19th century were the true progressives
Confessions of a ‘new ultramontane’
August 30, 2018
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It is distressing to contemplate how much influence journalists have on Catholic life, but in truth this has long been
A truce that cannot hold
August 16, 2018
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Too many Catholic leaders have treated Archbishop Theodore McCarrick’s alleged crimes as an isolated issue. Cardinal Donald Wuerl told an
The abuse crisis casts doubt on the whole post-Vatican II settlement
August 16, 2018
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Since 1968, Church leaders have tried to preserve a fragile truce. But repeated compromises have fostered a culture of deceit
Why ‘Uncle Ted’ didn’t want to be called a father
August 2, 2018
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The Archbishop’s easygoing persona was a social strategy – and a theological stance
Matthew Schmitz: The avuncular archbishop
August 2, 2018
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Theodore McCarrick did not want to be known as a father. He encouraged young men and boys to call him
A Picnic that’s gone stale
July 19, 2018
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Joan Lindsay’s 1967 mystery novel Picnic at Hanging Rock, adapted for film by Peter Weir in 1975, is now a
On slavery, no compromise was possible. The same goes for Roe v Wade
July 5, 2018
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US abortion law is based on a great lie. But the new Supreme Court Justice could help to strike it down
A lifeline for the unborn
July 5, 2018
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Since Roe v Wade was unjustly decided in 1973, American law has approved the killing of 60 million children. At
The West is rediscovering the sacred
June 21, 2018
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In the global culture war, secularism is suddenly facing a strong challenge
Where next for secularism?
June 21, 2018
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In nation after nation, a global culture war is being fought on the same battle lines: citizen against cosmopolitan, populist
St John Paul II’s chilling prophecy has been fulfilled in Ireland
June 7, 2018
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Anyone wondering what happened in the abortion vote should read Evangelium Vitae