The Moynihan Letters

Sometimes you need to hear about it before the magazine comes to your door. An email sent directly to your inbox with coverage of world affairs by Dr. Robert Moynihan.

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Letter #170, 2023, Thur, Nov 30: The Defender

    The Defender (link) is a newsletter published by Children's Health Defense (link), an organization founded and headed by Robert Kennedy, Jr., 69, (link), the son of the late Senator Robert Kennedy (link), assassinated on June 6, 1968, at the age of 42, and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy (link), assassinated on November 22, [...]

Letter #169, 2023, Thur, Nov 30: The Holy See

    The text I send out today might be considered by some as "controversial," even theologically dangerous...      Because it seems (seems!) to cast doubt on a central pillar of the Catholic faith and practice: the papacy, the Holy See — that divinely instituted, spiritually protected office held by each Pope since Peter... the central authority [...]

Letter #168, 2023, Wed, Nov 29: Aguer

    Retired Argentine Archbishop of La Plata, Hector Ruben Aguer. Below is a new essay Aguer has written about what he sees as the attitude of his fellow Argentine, Pope Francis, regarding, and canceling, priests...     Letter #168, 2023, Wednesday, November 29: Aguer     And now (rather late in Rome -- middle of the night) a piece that [...]

Letter #166, 2023, Wed, Nov 29: Bankrupt…

    "We are in the presence of a style of government that does not trust, and does not rely on, filters and institutional mechanisms." —Prof. Massimo Faggioli, on the present style of the government of Pope Francis     "My thesis on this pontificate is that it represents a phase of very strong acceleration towards the globalization of [...]

Letter #165, 2023, Wed, Nov 29: October 7th

    "We are in the presence of a style of government that does not trust, and does not rely on, filters and institutional mechanisms." —Prof. Massimo Faggioli, on the present style of the government of Pope Francis     "My thesis on this pontificate is that it represents a phase of very strong acceleration towards the globalization of [...]

Letter #164, 2023: Giving Tuesday, November 28

    “The glory of God is man alive, but the life of man is the vision of God.” —St Irenaeus of Lyons, c. 180 A.D.     Letter #164, 2023: Giving Tuesday, November 28     Dear friend,     Greetings!     For more than 30 years I have been publishing Inside the Vatican magazine — the "Zero Issue" was in April 1993, [...]

Letter #163, 2023, Tue, Nov 28: Confirmed

    In better times — Pope Francis, 86 (left) with Cardinal Raymond Burke, 75 (right, link, link), some years ago. Burke has been critical of some of Francis' decisions and actions, and now Pope Francis is contemplating actions against Burke, including taking away his Vatican apartment and his cardinal's salary. Burke does not presently have any [...]

Letter #162, 2023: Giving Tuesday, November 28

    “And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” —Jesus, Gospel of Mark 3:25     "To believe in Christ means to desire unity; to desire unity means to desire the Church; to desire the Church means to desire the communion of grace which corresponds to the Father's plan from all eternity. Such is [...]

Letter #161, 2023, Mon, Nov 27: Burke

Cardinal Raymond Burke, 75 (link, link)     Pope Francis is reportedly contemplating actions against Burke, like taking away his Vatican apartment, and his cardinal's salary, according to reports today in Rome (link and link)     "You would be wise to take another path"     "A te convien tenere altro viaggio,"     rispuose, poi che lagrimar mi vide,     "se vuoi [...]

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