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October 4, 2024
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** LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024
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** George Weigel gives observations from Rome on the Synod on Synodality.
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** George Weigel, First Things
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What can it possibly mean for the Holy Father to offer a “request for forgiveness” to “the sisters and brothers of all humanity”? Has “all humanity” been given the power to “bind and loose” in Matthew 18:18, or the power to “forgive the sins of any” in John 20:23?

Finally, who can believe that a Catholic “struggle session” on the Maoist model is the “first step” toward a “faith-filled and missionary credibility that must be reestablished”? Is this kind of sacramental parody going to bring back to Christ and the Church those who have abandoned the faith in droves, in Québec, Belgium, Germany, and elsewhere? Will woke exercises in performative guilt—as “guilt” is defined by a decadent Western culture—enhance the credibility of the gospel in sub-Saharan Africa, the Church’s greatest area of growth in the twenty-first century?
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George’s next Letter From The Synod can be read here ([link removed]) .
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Also in First Things, Carl R. Trueman discusses suicide pods and the trivialization of death ([link removed]) .
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For Public Discourse, Devorah Goldman reflects on avelut practices ([link removed]) .
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Aaron Kheriaty was interviewed about COVID-19 and censorship in medicine for the Freedom Research Substack ([link removed]) .
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For The Catholic Thing, Stephen P. White writes about the importance of mission and evangelism to the Church ([link removed]) .
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For World, Brad Littlejohn discusses Hurricane Helene and the limits of human power ([link removed]) .
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For the Exploring Ida Görres Substack, Jennifer Bryson writes about the legacy of Barbara Waldstein-Wartenberg ([link removed]) .
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Carrie Gress joined EWTN News Nightly to discuss trends among Gen Z in the Catholic Church.
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EPPC is organizing a series of debates about the future of conservatism ([link removed]) .
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