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Joseph Shaw
Traditionis custodes: Five years on
Five years after Pope Francis restricted the Traditional Latin Mass, Joseph Shaw assesses the policy’s implementation, its unintended consequences and the questions it has left unanswered
Schism and excommunication: the fallout of the SSPX consecrations
The Vatican’s response to the Society of St Pius X’s latest episcopal consecrations marks a significant development in its canonical treatment of the Society and raises difficult pastoral questions about the path to reconciliation
Why the Latin Mass Society does not support the SSPX consecrations
Joseph Shaw explains why the Latin Mass Society believes its mission depends upon remaining fully within the Church while retaining its independence from ecclesiastical fashions
Andy Burnham and the limits of ‘cultural Catholicism’
Catholicism has shaped cultures for centuries, yet many public figures who claim a Catholic identity seem detached from Catholic cultural practices
The hidden costs of overparenting
A culture of over-caution and status anxiety has made parenting more difficult, not because children are less safe than before, but because society expects parents to perform constant vigilance
Stand out or fade away
New research suggests Catholicism in Britain will endure not by blending in, but by embracing clear and confident forms of identity
Lessons from 1964: What Catholics learned from the ‘intermediate’ Mass
Research into the liturgical reforms introduced before the Novus Ordo reveals that confusion, resistance and division were already apparent long before 1969
When rebellion loses its object
A provocative collection asks what becomes of a subculture defined by transgression when the mainstream abandons its own rules
A life in defence of tradition: Michael Davies reconsidered
Leo Darroch’s new biography explores how a schoolteacher became a leading voice in debates over liturgy and doctrine
Pope Leo signals a shift on the Traditional Mass
Without issuing a formal text, Pope Leo appears to encourage practical accommodation for those attached to the older liturgy
Perceiving God in creation: the angel-filled world of Francis Thompson
Through poetry shaped by suffering, Francis Thompson urges us to recover the vision of a world still radiant with God’s presence
Sanctifying the year: the forgotten wisdom of the Ember Days
An enlightening explanation of the Church’s Ember Days by the liturgical scholar Dr Joseph Shaw
The SSPX episcopal consecrations and the wider traditionalist movement
Dr Joseph Shaw reflects on the implications of a second batch of consecrations, and how the land lies for those attached to the traditional liturgy
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