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Crisis – “Can Dissenters Alter the Course of Doctrinal Development?”

With the New Year and the Year of Mercy begun, last year’s Synod of the Family seems like old news.

Crisis – “God and the World in Christian Theology”

Once it became clear that I was returning to the Church (a story for another time), I set out to study the Catechism, along with as much Catholic theology and philosophy as I could get.

Crisis – “Down the Sociological Road to Nihilism”

This semester I am teaching a basic undergraduate class in social theory, and the text we use (Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots, The Basics, Ritzer and Stepinsky) presents many “key concepts” in the field.

Crisis – “Ignoring Consent Rules On Fetal Tissue Donations”

As Congress began hearings last week to examine the federal laws guiding the procurement and sale of fetal tissue for medical research, the focus has remained on the role Planned Parenthood plays in harvesting this tissue.

Catholic World Report – “Russia’s Campaign Against Ukraine”

Putin’s larger goals are to effectively destroy NATO and the EU, and return Europe to an age of nation states—to fundamentally change the security structure of the post-Cold War world

Crisis – “The Case Against Same Sex Marriage”

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on April 28 about whether there is a “constitutional right” to same-sex “marriage.”

Aleteia – “Student Has No Right to Discuss Gay Marriage in Marquette Ethics Class”

Those who lay claim to rights by modern standards will lose them when the culture is against them.

Crisis – “Changing Discipline Changes Doctrine, Again”

In a recent piece on the Synod, I argued that sometimes a change of Church discipline cannot not happen without a change in Church doctrine, and that since Church doctrine about Communion for Catholics who have obtained a civil divorce and remarriage does not change, Catholics should not expect Church discipline to change either.

Crisis – “Why it is Hard to Find Truth in Academia”

These days I spend a good deal of my time in the university talking with students who are both philosophical skeptics and advocates for “social justice.”

Crisis – “Changing Marriage Discipline Will Change Doctrine”

Recent headlines in the mainstream media suggest that the Catholic Church is close to making major doctrinal changes on divorce and remarriage.