Heroism and priesthood, Dachau and Amazonia August 20, 2019By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference The heroes of Dachau’s priest-barracks found a way to keep sacramental life alive, in full fidelity to the Church’s tradition. Is that impossible in Amazonia? Or elsewhere?
The Ratzinger Diagnosis April 24, 2019By George Weigel Filed Under: Blog, The Catholic Difference The Pope Emeritus did the Church a service by offering a diagnosis of the abuse crisis that should be taken seriously by anyone serious about healing the wounds inflicted on the Body of Christ by the abuse of Holy Orders for wicked, self-indulgent purposes.
Cleansed and conformed to God’s will November 30, 2018By George Weigel Filed Under: Blog, The Catholic Difference We must all intensify prayer and penance. We should all be inviting to church those who have left out of boredom, anger, confusion, or disgust.
A century after the Armistice November 14, 2018By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference The Great War destroyed Western confidence in traditional authorities and bred a deep skepticism of, and even contempt for, “the great and the good” that remains a factor in our public life.
The Summer Reading List July 14, 2018By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference The vacation season is an opportunity to escape TwitterWorld and do some serious reading. These books will help make your summer enjoyable, instructive, or both.
‘Roe v. Wade’ Derangement Syndrome April 19, 2018By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life, The Catholic Difference The defense of the indefensible leads to rage, and rage becomes a form of madness.
Memory, identity and patriotism March 29, 2018By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference National identity is a precious thing, but it can only lead to a true civic patriotism if it deals with history honestly.
Conscience and grace: A Lenten meditation February 22, 2018By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Lent calls us to embrace the humility of the Gospel publican and confess that we have sinned, knowing that God’s mercy can heal what is broken in us if we cooperate with his grace.
Men without conviction, churches without people February 8, 2018By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Christianity is dying in western Europe. But the Gospel has power, and those who believe that, and preach it in the conviction that it can transform and ennoble lives, can still get a hearing.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church at 25 October 19, 2017By George Weigel Filed Under: Blog, The Catholic Difference If you’ve not read it, this silver jubilee is a good occasion to do so. Then share the Catechism with a friend.
It’s a culture war, stupid August 28, 2017By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life, The Catholic Difference To reduce a human being to an object whose value is measured by “utility” is to destroy one of the building blocks of the democratic order – the moral truth that the American Declaration of Independence calls the “inalienable” right to “life.”
Way beyond the New Atheist nonsense June 15, 2017By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference The Bible teaches that God impressed his intelligibility onto the world through creation by the Word.
