By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
Forty years after Pope John Paul II bent the course of the 20th century in a more humane direction during his first pilgrimage to his Polish homeland in June 1979, new information continues to emerge about what happened behind the scenes, shedding further light on those epic events. Read More
(See also Mr. Weigel’s interview with Catholic Digest about his latest book and how average Christians can cope with the changes of postmodernity — and perhaps even make a contribution to restoring order in society.)
by Mohammed Bani Salameh and Ayman Hayajneh
Middle East Quarterly
Summer 2019 (view PDF)
https://www.meforum.org/58683/end-syrian-civil-war-jordan
FrontPage Magazine
July 30, 2019
https://www.meforum.org/59051/systematic-discrimination-christians-in-egypt
The Catholic Thing
Genuine renewal in the Church requires both paths to reform: structural and administrative changes, as well as ongoing conversion and growth in holiness.
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An exercise in raw intellectual vandalism has been underway in Rome since July 23: what was originally known as the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family has been peremptorily but systematically [...]
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Vatican City, Jul 31, 2019 / 09:25 pm (CNA).- The vice-president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome said that changes to the school’s governing structure and academic program are a serious threat [...]
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By Christopher R. Altieri on Aug 13, 2019 10:05 pm
It is fair to say the suppression-and-reconstitution of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, as the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences has received [...]
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Paul Krause
Western civilization is weak, exhausted, dying. Our leaders in the Church – servants in attendance to the Great Physician – can now think of nothing to do but preach this thing they call “mercy.” There is nothing wrong with mercy, of course; but when our clerics use the word, they sound more like hospice nurses […]Read More
By Carl Olson on Aug 07, 2019 10:00 pm