9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (512+ words) As you’ll see, I post a lot of Notes in the course of a week. If you don’t have time to read everything I post, I understand. Thanks for reading Phil Lawler's Substack! This post is public so feel free…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (460+ words) As you’ll see, I post a lot of Notes in the course of a week. If you don’t have time to read everything I post, I understand. This week, for instance: Now that the schism has been declared, how can…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1171+ words) The worst has happened: the illicit ordinations, the excommunications, the schism. A fissure has appeared (or re-appeared, or widened) in the unity of the Catholic Church. Recriminations will not change the history nor repair the damage. What will? In 2007, Pope…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (411+ words) Happy 4th of July! The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence hasn’t prompted nearly the sort of celebration that attended the 200th: yet another sign (as if you needed it) that things are not right in our nation. But for the Lawler…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (514+ words) As you’ll see, I post a lot of Notes in the course of a week. If you don’t have time to read everything I post, I understand. This week, for instance: A Vatican official plans for ‘very profound’ change Archbishop…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (146+ words) Substack How AI could make us stupid Do you want your information third-hand? Where will the expansion of AI take us? The nightmare scenario is that AI systems will outsmart us, exploit the human weaknesses that they discover, and find…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (852+ words) According to just-war teaching, war can be morally justified only under certain conditions. These conditions include: - The war must be fought for a just cause, - The suffering caused by the war should not be disproportionate to the goal achieved; - The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (300+ words) Whether you’re a new or old reader— and because I feel that I’m hitting my stride in this new forum— I thought it was time to tell you what you might expect to find here. My goal is to post…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (374+ words) For much of this past week I was wrestling with a “big” piece, longer than my usual fare, and in a way more ambitious. Along the way, though, I paused to post some quick thoughts. I made my case in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (59+ words) Leila and I both wrote “big” pieces this week. We discuss them on the Home Front. My argument: The Vatican could solve a lot of serious problems with one administrative change. Leila’s argument: If the SSPX magically disappeared, the Church…...