1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (538+ words) Don't have time to read everything I post? I understand; it can be a lot. This week, for example: The Vatican's Synod office released a schedule for the 3-year "review process" of the Synod on Synodality. It's a long, long…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (318+ words) Substack The Tedium is the Message The 'synodal process' goes on and on. To what end? The Synod on Synodality, which Pope Francis loosed on the world back in 2021, is still going strong" even if, after five prolix years, only…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (530+ words) I call it The government's war on romance. A perceptive op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by Rob Henderson notes that Norwegian social scientists have correctly identified a serious problem" women marrying later, and having fewer children than they want…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (191+ words) The Declaration of Catholic Faith released this week by the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) contains within itself a key test of whether or not the traditionalist group is truly schismatic. But let me focus on the one sentence…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (342+ words) Have you been seeing everything that I post on this Substack? As I explained to that critical reader, I have bills to pay, too. I'm trying to strike a balance here. At least 90% of my Substack commentary is free. I…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (448+ words) Substack A 'state of necessity' in the Church? Church leaders would inspire more confidence if they would frankly admit the severity of those problems. Yet denial is still the approach preferred by many Church leaders. Father Davide Pagliarani, the superior…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (551+ words) Have you been seeing everything that I post on this Substack? My thanks to readers who expressed concern about the curious illness that I reported in this space last week. Sure enough, it was" is" Lyme disease, which is now…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (205+ words) Have you been seeing everything that I post on this Substack? It's been an unusually quiet week for me. After a reasonably fast start (see Notes below), I came down with a nagging cough that was accompanied by a slight…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (48+ words) Substack The week in review, from the perspective of a veteran Catholic journalist Have you been seeing everything that I post on this Substack? Thanks for reading Phil Lawler's Substack! This post is publi" Continue reading this post for free,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (336+ words) Have you been seeing everything that I post on this Substack? Holy Week is an appropriate time for silence, don't you think? My work tapered off as we approached the Triduum. Let me wish all my readers the blessings of…...