Author matthew archbold

I don’t know what’s going on here but the allegations must have been pretty bad. You’ve gotta’ give points to the archbishop for taking action in a public way. Dublin’s archbishop has said he will stop sending trainee priests to… Continue Reading →

I love it when the pope sounds Catholic. Sends tingles up my leg. I kid. I kid. CNS News: Pope Francis has lamented that children are being taught at school that gender can be a choice, adding that his predecessor,… Continue Reading →

Wait. Seriously. The organization that kills babies to pay its rent money is pretending to freak out over Trump joking that a baby should be removed from the auditorium for crying loudly. (He was joking, I think.) ((Planned Parenthood wasn’t.)… Continue Reading →

Wonder What They’ll Recommend. #foregoneconclusion WaPo: In May, Pope Francis remarked that the Catholic Church should study whether women could be “reinstated” as deacons — a proposal that could introduce a role for women in the Catholic clergy that has… Continue Reading →

I understand the whole #NeverTrump thing. I do. But I must admit I’m a little confused by some pro-life conservatives heading over to the Libertarian ticket in protest. In a recent Washington Examiner Q and A, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary… Continue Reading →

In an article about declining religious freedom in the country, USA Today states, “Still reeling from the death of its most devout justice, Antonin Scalia, the high court has put preventing discrimination above protecting religion in a series of cases… Continue Reading →

Fr. John Hollowell of the archdiocese of Indianapolis, in a video message to Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, warns that “here comes the Catholic Church.” “We have no doubt that in 20 or 50 or 100 years, other societies… Continue Reading →

Commonweal frets about “Trump’s Dangerous Authoritarianism” but for some reason completely ignores Hillary Clinton’s bullying authoritarianism on abortion and religious freedom. Hey remember, when Hillary said, “deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.” Nothing to… Continue Reading →

Last year I attended the Vita Institute run by the Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame. It was one of the most educational and inspiring events of my adult life. There, I met Michael New… Continue Reading →