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Churchmen of the Year
CommentaryCrisis in UkraineThe Catholic Difference

Churchmen of the Year

George WeigelFebruary 22, 20235 min read
Major-Archbishop Shevchuk and Archbishop Gudziak have borne a powerful global witness to the truths of Catholic faith amidst a moral monster’s genocidal assault on the people of Ukraine.
Cardinal George Pell: The Encourager
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Cardinal George Pell: The Encourager

George WeigelJanuary 18, 20234 min read
I know of few, if any, public figures who have displayed the moral courage George Pell displayed for decades as he defended and promoted the truth of Catholic faith in the face of a relentless, vicious Australian media campaign to destroy him.
The true Joseph Ratzinger
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The true Joseph Ratzinger

George WeigelJanuary 4, 20235 min read
The Joseph Ratzinger I knew for 35 years — first as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, later as Pope Benedict XVI and then Pope Emeritus — was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete.
Books for Christmas – 2022
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Books for Christmas – 2022

George WeigelDecember 7, 20225 min read
A look at a few books that would make good Christmas gifts for Catholics.
Genocide in Ukraine?
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Genocide in Ukraine?

George WeigelNovember 29, 20225 min read
Yale historian Timothy Snyder thinks that, measured by the criteria of the Genocide Convention (to which Russia is a party), the Russian war in Ukraine is genocidal.
An open letter to the Synod General Secretary
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An open letter to the Synod General Secretary

George WeigelOctober 5, 20225 min read
Catholic schools in our inner-urban areas, like the new, state-of-the-art Mother Mary Lange School in Baltimore, are the most effective anti-poverty program the U.S. Church has ever devised — and they serve students from many religious backgrounds.
The Summer Reading List: A Ukrainian Primer
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The Summer Reading List: A Ukrainian Primer

George WeigelJune 9, 20225 min read
Given the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically besotted Americans, this year’s annual Summer Reading List will focus on serious books that explain the background, including the religious dimension, of a conflict that will shape Europe’s future – and ours.
Marching toward a different future
CommentaryRespect LifeThe Catholic Difference

Marching toward a different future

George WeigelJanuary 19, 20224 min read
A post-Roe America will be one in which the pro-life movement must work with state legislators to provide legal protection to unborn children.
The sacred earthiness of Christmas
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The sacred earthiness of Christmas

George WeigelDecember 24, 20214 min read
“Besides the cradle in which our Lord, it is alleged, was rocked, is the stone manger of the grotto of Bethlehem. One of the stones of this manger is shown in the basilica of St. Maria Maggiore on the Esquiline, in the altar of the crypt of the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament.
On not buying into the mythology of “prestige” universities
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On not buying into the mythology of “prestige” universities

George WeigelOctober 14, 20214 min read
Parents and high school seniors making those tough college decisions would do well to look beyond the U.S. News and World Report college rankings and consider UD, Benedictine College, the University of Mary, Christendom College, Thomas Aquinas College, and other small Catholic liberal arts colleges.
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