"The splendour of truth shines forth in all the works of the Creator and, in a special way, in man, created in the image and likeness of God (cf. Gen 1:26). Truth enlightens man's intelligence and shapes his freedom, leading him to know and love the Lord." —St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor (in English, literally, "Of truth [...]
"Ah, let me cross over and see this good land beyond the Jordan, this fine hill country, and the Lebanon!" – Deuteronomy 3:25 Dear friends, I am writing to invite you to join with several dozen other readers of this letter who have become "friends of Lebanon" by donating even a small amount — a [...]
Two Churchmen who are thinking about the meaning and impact of the Second Vatican Council on the life of the Church. Left, Franciscan Capuchin Father Thomas Weinandy and, right, Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò. Again, the Council In the issue of Inside the Vatican magazine currently going to press, we are [...]
Above, the moment of the terrible explosion on the evening of Tuesday, August 4, 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon. The massive explosion unleashed a terrific shock wave that traveled outward for 6 miles, knocking out windows, killing more than 150, and wounding thousands. Above, two different views of the explosion, one a close-up, and one from [...]
Gold All-Time High Today the price of gold in dollars reached a new all-time high, after passing the old all-time high of just over $1,900 several days ago. So today gold crossed the $2,000 level for the first time ever. As I write, the price of gold is $2,006 per ounce, the highest ever in history, [...]
The McCarrick Case "It's so much deeper than anyone knows." —Michael Voris, speaking about the McCarrick case in a Church Militant article published on July 20, 2020 (link). Voris contends that "investigators Church Militant has communicated with" have "revealed to us that McCarrick had offshore accounts they believe were funded by the Kremlin to the tune [...]
This Letter is devoted to the question of the Catholic Church in China. The question is important because the historic "secret agreement" between the Holy See and China to regulate the relations of the Church to the Chinese Communist government — especially regarding the selection of bishops for the Church — signed on September 22, [...]
This Letter contains a reply by Prof. Anthony Esolen to commenters on and critics of his recent essay on the Second Vatican Council. In this reply, Esolen makes a dramatic proposal: that the "Last Gospel," the beautiful verses from the beginning of the Gospel of John which speak so eloquently of Christ the Logos of [...]
This essay is the third in an Inside the Vatican Dossier on the current debate over the Second Vatican II (1962-1965) touched off in June by a long essay published by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (link). Essay #1, by Prof. Anthony Esolen, may be found here. Essay #2, by Father Thomas Weinandy, OFM Capuchin, may be [...]
Essay #2: Fr. Thomas Weinandy, O.F.M. Capuchin This essay is the second in an Inside the Vatican Dossier on the current debate over the Second Vatican II (1962-1965) touched off in early June by a long essay published by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (link). This essay and others in the Dossier will be published in the [...]
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