George Weigel

1 week ago | thetablet.org | George Weigel

During the March 2013 interregnum following the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI, and in the conclave itself, proponents of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, as Benedict’s successor described him as an orthodox, tough-minded, courageous reformer who would clean the Vatican’s Augean stables while maintaining the theological and pastoral line that had guided the Church since John Paul II’s election in 1978: dynamic orthodoxy in service to a revitalized proclamation of the Gospel, in a world...

1 week ago | pennlive.com | George Weigel

In another few weeks, millions of locust-like bugs called cicadas will emerge from 17 years of underground slumber to screech and fly around some 24 counties in central Pennsylvania for about six weeks. Although their Biblical-proportion numbers and grating sounds seem foreboding, this buggish version of Halley’s Comet isn’t harmful to people and doesn’t even pose much of a threat to plants.

1 week ago | pennlive.com | George Weigel

Cutting gardens are trendy again as a new generation embraces the idea of growing free bouquets. If you’re thinking of giving the style a try this growing season, the National Garden Bureau offers these five pointers:1.) The site“You don’t need acres to grow cut flowers, but you do need full sun — at least six hours per day,” NGB says. A level, non-sloping, well drained area is best to keep planting and maintenance easy and to prevent plant roots from rotting in wet soil.

2 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Jayd Henricks |George Weigel

The Next PopePope Francis is celebrated as the pope of reform, but what we need now is a pope of renewal. Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter's Basilica. (Credit: Vatican Media)As the Cardinals prepare for perhaps the most important days of their lives, let us, the faithful, keep them in our prayers in a fervent way. The devil is no doubt at work trying to confuse and misdirect their deliberations.

2 weeks ago | ncregister.com | George Weigel

COMMENTARY: In ‘The Cube and the Cathedral,’ I suggested three reasons why Americans cannot write Europe off. Those reasons remain valid today. The European Union we know today began as the brainchild of three great Catholic statesmen, intellectually formed by mid-20th century Catholic social doctrine.