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September 2026

September 01, 2026

The Suggestive Power of “Perhaps”

Can Permanent Discernment Work Around Catholicism's Safeguards Against Doctrinal Change? To frequent readers, my concerns...

July 2026

July 16, 2026

Why Does Synodality Only Go One-Way?

“A synodal Church is a Church of listening,” the late Pope Francis declared in a...

May 2026

May 08, 2026

The Revolution That Dares Not Speak Its Name

Guest writer: Pilgrim. On the Art of Changing Everything While Changing Nothing Introduction There is...

July 2025

July 22, 2025

A Church of Sentiment Over Substance

In my last article, I hypothesized about the future of the Catholic Church if progressive...

April 2025

April 30, 2025

Pope Francis’ Legacy: To Marginalized, He Didn’t Do Enough

While Pope Francis has been praised for his inclusive tone, his refusal to alter core...

January 2025

January 06, 2025

The Church Must Change: Okay, Let’s Have an Honest Dialogue

Progressives within the Catholic Church currently feel a certain degree of buyer’s remorse concerning the...

November 2024

November 21, 2024

Let the Bishops Individually Demonstrate Docility

Guest contributor: Todd Flowerday Recently, Dennis identified docility as a trigger word. He cited one...

December 2023

December 27, 2023

The Latin Right: A Year in Review Part 2 (Happy New Year)

Happy New Year!!! Welcome to Part 2 of A Year in Review. I left off...

November 2023

November 11, 2023

In a Spirit of Solidarity, I Call on All US Bishops Who Support Bishop Strickland to Immediately Offer Their Resignations to Pope Francis

Your Excellencies, On November 11th, 2023, the Holy Father removed one of your brother bishops,...

November 08, 2023

Synodal Surprises: The Rise of Catholic Africa/a Sign of Things to Come

As stated, in a previous article in July, “regardless of how the Synod of Synodality...

October 2023

October 17, 2023

An Ambiguous Revolution: Changing the Church through Vagueness and Ambiguity

In a recent article concerning the five dubias addressed to Pope Francis, I concluded that...

October 11, 2023

“An Open Letter to Pope Francis” from a Priest in the Trenches

On October 6th, 2023, Fr. Joseph Illo, priest in the archdiocese of San Francisco, posted...

October 04, 2023

The Synod Begins with Dubia Wars and Mass Media Confusion. What Next?

Today begins the First Session of the Synod of Synodality (SoS) in Rome. The SoS...