Charlotte priests submit dubia to Vatican over liturgical changes by Michelle la Rosa (The Pillar): “The pastoral letter of December 17 [has] caused a great deal of concern amongst the priests and faithful of the Diocese of Charlotte.”
My last day on this job by Phil Lawler (Catholic Culture): “As the year 2025 comes to an end, so does my career as editor of Catholic World News. I am retiring from the daily-news business, effective January 1.”
Catholic Philosopher on U.S. Capture of Maduro: A Just War in Theory But So Far Not in Practice by Edward Pentin (Edward Pentin’s Substack): “American philosophy professor Edward Feser contends that the military operation, though justified in theory, has yet to meet the ancient just war criteria dating back to Sts. Ambrose and Augustine.”
In the New Year, we can expect the beginning of the Leo-era by Christopher R. Altieri (Crux): “’We don’t actually know what Pope Leo is yet,’ my friend observed. ‘Right now, we are seeing the post-Francis era,’ he continued, ‘and I don’t think we are going to see the Leo era until next year.’”
Christendom Rising: A Path for Hope by Editorial Team (The European Conservative): “Europe must become Christendom again. We have no other choice, but it’s a merry one. A bright star is in the sky, all we must do is follow it.”
Diagnosing a Disordered Age: New and Notable Books by Mark Bauerlein (First Things): “‘Technology’s power to shape thinking should matter to every sensible person, but it should especially matter for Christians.’ So says one of the editors of Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age.”
From Soleimani to Maduro, Trump Was Never an Isolationist by James Diddams (Providence): “The January 3, 2026 nighttime raid on Caracas that culminated in the capture of Nicolás Maduro was shocking only to those who misunderstood Donald Trump’s foreign policy from the start.”
Recovering the Truth about the Body in a “Liquid” Age, an interview with Angela Franks by Carl E. Olson (What We Need Now – Substack): “The word ‘identity’ is batted about quite a bit, but few have tried to define it. In addition, it has become a bit of a scholarly truism that identity is a modern notion, that pre-modern people did not have an understanding of identity.”
Interreligious Dialogue: A Brief Reflection on What Is at Stake by Cole DeSantis (Homiletic & Pastoral Review): “Thich Nhat Hahn, besides being one of the major spiritual and intellectual leaders of Zen Buddhism in Southeast Asia, one of the popularizers of Buddhism in the West, and one of the great advocates of the peace movement, was also one of the trailblazers of Buddhist-Christian dialogue.”
A priest blessed the Steelers. Then they clinched a playoff spot by Christine Rousselle (Aleteia): “A priest blessed the Pittsburgh Steelers’ field with Holy Water before their game against the Baltimore Ravens. Now people are wondering if God is a Steelers fan.”
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