Orthodox Catholic publications

[lemerjoe]

Are there any good, orthodox, Catholic publications? It seems that the “Statement of Fidelity” or similar doesn’t mean anything anymore. Publications have it on their websites but then openly disagree on Church teaching. Are there any faithful publications left?

 

[Cojuanco]

Are there any good, orthodox, Catholic publications? It seems that the “Statement of Fidelity” or similar doesn’t mean anything anymore. Publications have it on their websites but then openly disagree on Church teaching. Are there any faithful publications left?

I’ve never heard of a ‘Statement of Fidelity’. I have heard of Nihil obstats and imprimaturs, though, but I believe they are primarily for books, not periodicals.

As for publications I would consider orthodox, there’s the National Catholic Register, Catholic Answers, published by the same people who run this site, The Catholic Answer (published by Our Sunday Visitor), and America (published by the Jesuits)*. First Things is good, and a significant amount of writers there are faithful Catholics, but it’s an ecumenical publication.

I would avoid the National Catholic Reporter, except for John Allen and perhaps Michael Sean Winters. All the rest is rather tendentious.

*Now some people may take issue with America, but as far as I see, they haven’t actually taught anything dissenting from the teachings of the Church, at least not in this decade. Dissenting from political conservatism, yes, but that in itself does not make a publication unorthodox. To say they are not fans of Obama’s social policies is like saying the Pacific Ocean is slightly damp.

 

[mdgspencer]

I recommend getting a subscription to the weekly newspaper, the National Catholic Register, which I have read for decades and is orthodox. One thing I admire about it is that it is solid as a Catholic publication.
I also would recommend your obtaining books from the Ignatius Press, which is a reliable source for Catholic books. It is online. You also could ask them to send a catalog (of their sizeable offerings) of books. Also if there is a store run by the Daughter of St. Paul in your area, I would recommend going there for books. I have been to their stories in several U.S. cities and gone through their books, which I have found solidly orthodox.
In the Old Testament, there is the protest that of books there are no end. And how many more are there now? A very long list of orthodox Catholic books could be provided, and listing hundreds of good ones here would be unwieldly…
I would recommend in particular, though, the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Of course, books can be expensive. I would recommend that if you identify orthodox Catholic books you would like to read, that you go to the local library and ask for them via interlibrary loan to read free.
I would not recommend the magazine America.

 

[johnnyc176]

The Wanderer is a weekly Catholic Newspaper. Once you create an account you get credit for three free issues of the E-Edition that you can download to check out. You are not obligated to buy a subscription. The current issue has part 1 of a two part article on the life of St. Ignatius so you will get both parts in the free trial.

thewandererpress.com/ee/wandererpress/index.php?pSetup=wandererpress&curDate=20130725

 

[lemerjoe]

I’ve never heard of a ‘Statement of Fidelity’. I have heard of Nihil obstats and imprimaturs, though, but I believe they are primarily for books, not periodicals.

I don’t think there is an official “stamp of approval” for periodicals like there is for books. Some periodicals usually have some sort of statement that pledges they are and always will be loyal to Church teaching, the Magisterium, etc…

My point is that some make this pledge on their site and then stray from official teachings.

 

[Dwyer]

Leaves Magazine:

LEAVES magazine is published by the Mariannhill Fathers of Michigan. It has been part of the Church in Detroit and all of America since 1938.

It promotes devotion to God and his saints by presenting -----

                    * the personal spiritual experiences of its readers

                    * their petitions and thanksgivings,

                    * lives of saints and other holy people,

                    * articles on timely spiritual topics and

                    * prayers and edifying poems.

**LEAVES also features testimonies of readers to the powerful intercession of Father Engelmar Unzeitig, in the hope that he will someday be canonized a saint.

Father Engelmar of Mariannhill selflessly gave up his life in February 1945 while ministering to those dying of typhus in the Dachau concentration camp.**

mariannhill.us/leaves.html

Don’t forget Catholic Answers Magazine:

catholic.com/magazine

I can’t vouch for all the opinions on the following websites, nor I’m I a regular reader of them, but my understanding is they are Orthodox Catholic publications:

Crisis has conceived its mission around the Holy Father’s insights. Each day, Crisis will remind countless Catholics of their heritage, give them the confidence to defend the common good, a just society, the teachings the Church, the family, the dignity of work and the sanctity of life. Our authors hope to help the new laity (and clerical readers) form both their intellect and their spirituality in a scholarly, but accessible, way.

crisismagazine.com/

The Gregorian is a free speech digest published by The Gregorian Institute at Benedictine College, Kansas. Each issue of the publication brings you speeches by noted speakers from events hosted by The Gregorian Institute. Subscriptions to The Gregorian speech digest are free. Why not take a moment to order now by filling out the form on the right?

thegregorian.org/publications

There are a few more I’m aware of; I’m a bit pressed for time, but if I can, I’ll post them here or PM you some time in the future.

Some of the publications are free, but if you enjoy reading them, you should consider making a monetary donation of some sort to their publishers.

 

[Joe_5859]

I don’t think there is an official “stamp of approval” for periodicals like there is for books. Some periodicals usually have some sort of statement that pledges they are and always will be loyal to Church teaching, the Magisterium, etc…

My point is that some make this pledge on their site and then stray from official teachings.

Do you have particular examples in mind? I’m sure there are a lot of blogs and tiny publications that do such things. But I’ve never came across a major Catholic publication that promised orthodoxy and regularly contradicted that pledge.

Are you sure they’re straying from official teachings? Could it be a case where it is a difference of opinion over something about which there can be legitimate differences of opinion between Catholics of good will?

 

[bcuster]

Are there any good, orthodox, Catholic publications? It seems that the “Statement of Fidelity” or similar doesn’t mean anything anymore. Publications have it on their websites but then openly disagree on Church teaching. Are there any faithful publications left?

The National Catholic Register (not reporter) is owned by EWTN now. It is reliable.