Catholic Commentary: Russell Shaw
A Changing Church?
A close-up look at ten trends that will largely shape Catholicism.
Listening to the Laity
Bishops and other leaders should take note of other views besides their own.
Polarization and the Church
For this we largely have Barack Obama to thank.
Rethinking the Seamless Garment
A stirring vision for today's confused, fractured community of believers.
Roadblocks to Reform
What's the biggest obstacle to positive reform in the Church?
The 'Rhetoric of Rant' and Religious Controversy
Name-calling among Catholics has gotten out of hand.
Vatican II and the Culture of Dissent
Validated the principle of "endless, unchecked change" in Catholic life.
Americanist Universities
The Notre Dame-Obama flap will in the future be seen as a turning-point...
Is Confession in Crisis?
People just don't care to admit it or do much about it anymore.
Four Men
...who played crucial roles in the shaping of American Catholicism.
Why Vatican II?
The extreme left and right of the Church are in basic agreement about Vatican II.
Human Dignity
Freedom is the handmaid of human dignity.
Message Refused - Humanae Vitae, 40 Years Later
The truth expressed in Humanae Vitae does not change…
Through a Glass, Darkly - Secrecy and the Catholic Church
Is the problem larger than secrecy?
Benedict to the UN - In Defense of Natural Law
Benedict has a difficult job on his hands.
Jesuit General - The Road Ahead
Marching orders that he and his confreres can't easily ignore.
The Iraq Debate - Russell Shaw's Closing Statement
This will remain an unjust, ill-considered war.
The Iraq Debate - Russell Shaw's First Response
Is this what rescuing people from an oppressor is all about?
The Iraq Debate - The War Was Unjust
A duty to work for the reform and strengthening of the UN, not its undermining.
Early Chronicles of a Post-Christian Age
Under the Ban: Modernism, Then and Now
The Songbird and the Cellphone - Rediscovering the Sacramental Sense
The best way to begin is to begin. God does the rest.
Shrinking the Bishop's Conference
The Weathercock and the Mystic: The Prophetic Friendship of Orestes Brownson and Isaac Hecker
The Future of the Jesuits?
The beginning of the end, the dawn of a new day, or just more of the same?
