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Pope Francis dare not judge those who criticize his ecclesiastical governance to be hypocrites.

Job made a different sort of mistake, which was a very natural mistake considering all the circumstances: He began to think that God owed Him an explanation.

St. Peter told us that we ought always to be ready to “give a reason” (or “make a defense”) to anyone who calls us to account for the hope that is in us.

It takes no genius to recognize how often these laws and principles are misunderstood or swept away by either mere selfishness or passionate ideologies.

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a

Our Lord lamented over Jerusalem and announced its destruction but also exalted Jerusalem as a symbol of both the Church and our heavenly union with God.

Newman’s words cannot be emphasized too much in a Church whose members find so many ways to excuse sin and diminish our own horror of it.

It is not spiritually helpful to assign greater blame to the words of the Holy Father than each situation requires to protect and nourish the faithful.

In one sense, of course, we should not play favorites among the sacraments. Each is truly infinite in value. But how we experience them for our good can vary.

And what of us who are slow to arrive at Nehemiah’s party? The truth is that all times are present to God, and it is never too late to invoke God’s mercy.