1. Catholic Journalists Expose a Scandal, and Liberals Scoff, A prominent priest was leading a double life, A scrappy new site called the Pillar held him to account, By Matthew Hennessey, The Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2021, Pg. A17, Opinion On July 20, the Pillar,…

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1. America Needs Catholicism, By Matthew Walther, The New York Times, August 1, 2021, Pg. SR5, Opinion Matthew Walther is the editor of The Lamp, a Catholic literary journal, and a contributing editor at The American Conservative. Instead of commentary informed by the official teachings of…

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TCA Podcast, – “Conversations with Consequences,” Episode 119 – Mike Aquilina talks on Church’s original social justice struggle & Pablo Kay speaks on Catholic journalism Dr. Grazie Christie speaks with Mike Aquilina about what he calls the Church’s original social justice struggle–examining the long history of abortion–and…

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1. The Ungovernable Catholic Church, By Ross Douthat, The New York Times, Pg. A18, Opinion The latest dramatic move by Pope Francis — his recent order abrogating the right of Roman Catholic priests to say their church’s traditional Latin Mass — fits neatly within a historical analogy…

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1. Academia’s hostility to intellectual diversity suffers a courtroom setback, By George F. Will, The Washington Post, July 28, 2021, 7:00 AM, Opinion It is not surprising when a compound of moral arrogance and political authoritarianism — e.g., the culture of today’s academia — produces intolerance of intellectual…

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1. The Ungovernable Catholic Church, By Ross Douthat, The New York Times, July 27, 2021, 5:00 AM, Opinion The latest dramatic move by Pope Francis — his recent order abrogating the right of Roman Catholic priests to say their church’s traditional Latin Mass — fits neatly within a…

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1. Facebook Wants To Host Your Virtual Pew, By Elizabeth Dias, The New York Times, July 26, 2021, Pg. A12 Last month, Facebook executives pitched their efforts to religious groups at a virtual faith summit. Sheryl Sandberg, the company’s chief operating officer, shared an online resource hub with…

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TCA Podcast, – “Conversations with Consequences,” Episode 118 – Noelle Mering Talks ‘Awake Not Woke’ & Ashley Mcguire On Dangers Of Kids Wearing Masks Dr. Grazie Christie and TCA co-host Leigh Snead talk with Noelle Mering of the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Theology of Home project about the…

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1. Case of high-ranking cleric allegedly tracked on Grindr app poses Rorschach test for Catholics, By Marisa Iati and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post, July 22, 2021, Pg. A2 Is Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill a victim of both the surveillance and morality police? Or a hypocrite who had it…

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1. Top U.S. Catholic Church official resigns after cellphone data used to track him on Grindr and to gay bars, By Michelle Boorstein, Marisa Iati and Annys Shin, The Washington Post, July 21, 2021, 8:21 AM The top administrator of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops resigned after…

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