Introduction   My blog’s Facebook  page  suddenly got a lot more active. I’m fielding a lot more comments and messages in the past week than...

Lately, the Papacy is either an obstacle or a token in the mind of the factions of the Church. If the Pope is emphasizing teachings that go ...

When I was young (before the internet), we used to go out to the hills out past the outskirts of town. Climbing up and down them hiking was ...

From An Essay in Aid to a Grammar of Assemt  (page 240).  I believe it also applies to “cradle Catholic” dissenters. The current dissent wit...

For the entire history of the Church, we had an understanding that the Magisterium of the Church—the Pope and bishops in communion with him—...

It is the teaching of the magisterium that binds and looses, as well as interprets how to apply the teachings of the past to the present age...

In my past few articles, I’ve discussed the problems of Catholic critics who confuse their interpretation of Church Teaching with what the C...

Introduction On the internet, a battle rages over what image the Catholic Church should take. Some are all about changing Church teaching. ...

Accordingly I went to one who had the reputation of wisdom, and observed him—his name I need not mention; he was a politician whom I select...

In opposition to the teaching of the Church, I see multiple factions. While these factions oppose each other on what is right, they are unit...

Introduction One of the stranger items I have in my Verbum  library is the address of a Presbyterian minister made during the Civil War. In...

Introduction As things progress, it seems more people are getting swept up in doubting the faithfulness of Pope Francis as a Catholic. Som...