by Raul Zavaleta | Apr 27, 2022
The Infrequency of Infallibility (Article) There was a time, not so very long ago, when it was widely assumed among Catholics, never mind the diversity of their political views, that when the pope spoke on matters of faith and morals, what he said mattered; that owing...
by Raul Zavaleta | Mar 10, 2022
Natural Law and Catholic Morals Do Not Justify Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine As of this writing, Putin’s troops are in the suburbs of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, after invading that country by land, sea, and air. Here we will consider just one aspect of the conflict: Is...
by Raul Zavaleta | Feb 16, 2022
20 Years After the Dallas Charter, Has Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse Been ‘Solved’? Clergy sex abuse in the Catholic Church is not “over.” I mean this in two ways. First, some clergy sexual abuse is undoubtedly still taking place. But more importantly, we haven’t really...
by Raul Zavaleta | Jan 26, 2022
As I Found Out With My Daughter, Not Even Catholic Schools Are Safe Havens From Gender Ideology (Article) “My husband and I looked to a Catholic school to be an ally in our fight to break our daughter free from the grip of gender confusion. We were naive. Our...
by Raul Zavaleta | Oct 12, 2021
Two Moralities (Article) “I know of no public opinion polling data to support me in this belief, but I believe, and have believed for many decades, that many American Catholics, perhaps most of them, equate the Christian moral law with the natural law of...
by Raul Zavaleta | Aug 12, 2021
Cardinal Cupich reportedly ‘leaning hard’ on bioethics center to retract stance on Covid vaccine exemptions “Amid disagreement among Catholic leaders over whether there is a moral obligation to receive a coronavirus vaccine, board members at the...
