History
Bishop Barron on Pope Francis, Tradition, and John Henry Newman
by Bishop Robert Barron . June 11, 2019 .
A recent informal statement from Pope Francis about tradition not being a “return to the ashes” during an in-flight press conference has gotten some attention. There are two poles to avoid here: a kind of liberalism that stresses a mindless openness to the culture, and a kind of “conservatism of the museum” that desperately clings to the past. The one that helps us to see through the dilemma is someone that will be canonized by Pope Francis in a few months—namely, John Henry Newman.
Antonio Cuipa and Companions
by Fr. Blake Britton . May 14, 2019 .
St. Athanasius Against the World
by Fr. Steve Grunow . May 2, 2016 .
The Hollow Promises of Secular Humanism
by Fredric Heidemann . April 15, 2019 .
The Colors of the World
by Dominicans of the Province of St. Joseph . April 10, 2019 .
On the Fine Art of “Doing your Damnedest”
by Dr. Tod Worner . March 25, 2019 .
Why Boys Should Have Libraries
by Fr. Blake Britton . March 20, 2019 .
Bishop Barron on Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris
by Bishop Robert Barron . January 31, 2019 .
Over the Christmas break, I spent a fair amount of time binge-watching Jordan Peterson videos. Of the many Peterson videos, the ones that intrigued me the most featured his dialogues with Sam Harris, one of the “four horsemen of the new atheism” and perhaps the most strident critic of religion on the scene today.
Learning Who We Are
by Bishop Robert Barron . January 27, 2019 .
The dramatic scene presented in the Book of Nehemiah presents a people who had forgotten their identity and learned, as if for the first time, who they really are. It is the mission of all those who remain invested in the faith of the Church to give testimony to their brothers and sisters in Christ, reminding all that in Christ, we have received a unique and wonderful identity—and it is only when we know who we are that will be able to find our purpose and accomplish the mission that Christ has given to us.
