Category Doctrine

A Critical Look at the Neocatechumenal Way

Pope Leo and the Neocatechumenal Way Pope Leo XIV’s address to the leaders of the Neocatechumenal Way, Monday, January 19, 2026. Cult or Sect? The Initial Phase of Catechesis Sacramental Issues The Scrutinies The Traditio Symboli stage Rene Girard and…

Book Review: Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, by Brant Pitre, Doubleday, New York, 2011.  202 pages.   Nihil Obstat, Impramatur, with a foreword by Scott Hahn and amply footnoted.  “The message of Jesus is completely misunderstood if it is…

Seven Gifts

On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Pope Francis concluded a series of talks he began in early April at his Wednesday General Audiences on the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit.  While the Holy Spirit is certainly not limited to gracing…