Father Matthew Schneider, Author at Crux

Müller’s defense of ‘Amoris Laeitia’ reads it in Church tradition

Cardinal Gerhard Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, says ‘Amoris Laetitia’ only allows divorced and remarried access to the sacraments of Communion and Reconciliation “if they are ready to live as sisters and brothers,” and refrain from sexual relations.

Overdosing from despair: How the Church can fight the opioid epidemic

More people are dying than ever from overdosing on painkillers, and the Church is trying to help. Some pain is part of being human: Having no pain is dangerous. Christianity sees pain as both an opportunity for virtue and a union with Jesus: The pain of Christians is far more meaningful, and thus endurable.

‘Amoris Laetitia’ is about accompaniment, not the divorced and remarried
- Book Review, Vatican
- May 4, 2017
Three professors from the John Paul II Institute in Rome have produced a handbook explaining how to apply ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ which was just published in English. They argue discernment should help find ways to live spousal fidelity, and not ways to be excused from the Church’s moral law.
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Churches shouldn’t endorse candidates, even if the law allowed
- Church in the US
- April 19, 2017
President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress are considering changing legislation to allow religious organizations to endorse political candidates. But is that a good idea? Churches will divide congregations, give tacit approval to immoral activity, and weaken their moral voice if they get in the political endorsement game, according to Father Matthew P. Schneider.
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Oil pipelines are in step with the church’s integral ecology
- Church in the US, Commentary
- March 31, 2017
Although oil pipelines have gotten a lot of bad press, are they really that bad for the environment? A careful reading of ‘Laudato Si’’ – the ecological encyclical written by Pope Francis – shows that pipelines might actually be the most responsible way to transport petroleum.
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