Robert Robbins
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Is the New Mass Catholic?
If I were to place two Catholic men side by side—one born in the early twentieth century, the other in the late twentieth—and walk them both into a church on a Sunday morning, they would not recognize the same religion.… Continue reading
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Christmas and the Second Advent
The Mystery of the Hidden God and the God Who Will Be Seen Christmas, if it is rightly understood, does not merely direct the Christian gaze backward to Bethlehem, nor does it confine the soul to a nostalgic recollection of… Continue reading
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Who Is Catholic—and Why This Question Now Determines Everything
I. The Present Confusion Is Not Primarily Historical Many Catholics today find themselves preoccupied with history: councils, documents, papal statements, interviews, gestures, reforms. The instinct is understandable. Something changed, and the faithful want to know when and how. But history, while illuminating, is… Continue reading
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Correspondence from France
On Fidelity During the Eclipse Editor’s Introduction From time to time, readers write with questions that are not merely academic, but existential—questions born of real sacrifice, loss, and long fidelity under deprivation. When such correspondence articulates with clarity what many… Continue reading
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The Divine Constitution of the Church
Authority, Mission, Jurisdiction — and Why They Cannot Be Replaced I. Why First Principles Matter in a Time of Crisis Every crisis reveals whether a structure rests on custom or on nature. When habits fail, we are forced back to… Continue reading
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When the Compass No Longer Points North
An Orientation for Catholics Living Through the Storm There is a particular unease many faithful Catholics experience today—an unease difficult to articulate without sounding either arrogant or despairing. You attend Mass, speak with fellow Catholics, read official statements, listen to… Continue reading
