Catholic Magazine Recommendations?

[RichSpidizzy]

National Catholic Register - www.ncregister.com/current
Weekly Catholic newspaper, global and US news -- fabulous! It is run by the Legionaries of Christ, so you certainly never have to worry about its orthodoxy!

Our Sunday Visitor - www.osv.com
Another Catholic weekly newspaper, also pretty good, not quite as solid (in my opinion) as the NC Register, but decent. It might be less expensive too, I am not sure.

L'Osservatore Romano - http://www.vatican.va/news_services/or/home_eng.html
Offical Vatican weekly newspaper -- good stuff. English print edition is delayed a bit if you get a subscription, plus it is expensive... too bad.

Magnificat - www.magnificat.net
Monthly pocket-sized devotion guide/missal with wonderful meditations for the day, the proper prayers/readings for Mass, and great articles etc etc... get a free sample copy from their website! I LOVE this little magazine, everything about it is just right, a great spiritual aid!

This Rock - http://www.catholic.com/magazines/thisrock.asp
Catholic Answers' own apologetics monthly -- need I say more?

LayWitness - http://www.cuf.org/Laywitness/index.asp
Just plain great, good apologetics reading and faith formation (owned by Catholics United for the Faith).

The Catholic Answer - http://catalog.osv.com/Catalog.aspx?ProductCode=TCA
Another magazine put out by Our Sunday Visitor, a bimonthly mag that is mostly apologetics and faith formation. Solid stuff, not very deep though, better for people who need basic Catholic information or who are just learning the faith. Solidly orthodox.

Crisis magazine - www.crisismagazine.com
Monthly informational magazine, with topics on just about everything from a solid Catholic persepective. Has swung a bit farther to the politically conservative side (not just Catholic "conservative", ie orthodox theologically) since the founder left, not that that is a bad thing, just know where they're coming from.

Inside the Vatican - http://www.insidethevatican.com/
Neat monthly magazine that focuses on Rome/Vatican news and issues of interest. Pretty solid and has a history of some great writers.

Latin Mass Magazine - http://www.latinmassmagazine.com/
Magazine for those who prefer traditional conservative liturgy -- and still in communion with the Holy Father!! Good for those of you who are interested in authentic Vatican II liturgy that uses Latin, or who attend indult Tridentine Masses and want a good magazine that is not schismatic.

Adoremus Bulletin - http://www.adoremus.org/
Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy -- solidly orthodox Catholic, in communion with Rome. Their monthly bulletin deals with all kinds of liturgical issues regarding the current Mass (not the pre-Vatican II Mass, though I have seen some favorable stuff in there regarding indult Tridentine Masses). This is THE place to go if you have questions about how your parish Masses are celebrated, or want to learn more (keep updated) on the latest words from the Vatican regarding liturgy and the sacraments.

First Things - www.firstthings.com
Ecumenical monthly journal on current events/politics, philosophy, theology, ethics, etc... The founder is a wonderful priest, Fr. Richard John Neuhaus. Very Catholic friendly, but also has good evangelical/Protestant and Eastern Orthodox articles.

Logos: A Catholic Journal of Thought and Culture - http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/logos/
Great academic journal published by my university's Catholic Studies department, the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Totally orthodox, beautiful. Insightful articles on Catholic literature, art, philosophy, political thought, etc.

Homiletic & Pastoral Review - http://www.hprweb.com/
All right, so it's geared for priests, but anyone can read it - it's published by Ignatius Press I believe. It has many wonderful (and pretty readable) articles by priests, bishops and laity on issues that are important to your pastor -- liturgy issues, pastoral issues, sacrament help, etc etc... wonderful reading to see what kind of problems your priests are facing every day, and what the "current items" are for priests to know about. In fact, if your parish priest does not have a subscription to this, I would get him a gift subscription!

Ethics and Medics - http://www.ethicsandmedics.com/
Publication journal of the National Catholic Bioethics Center -- great for those of you who are interested in what's going on in the moral arena these days, embryonic stem cells, abortion, euthanasia, "mercy-killing" etc.

Gilbert! - http://www.gilbertmagazine.com/
G.K. Chesterton Society's publication -- wit and wisdom from one of the great Catholic convert authors of the 20th century!

STAY AWAY FROM:

* National Catholic Reporter (politically liberal, unorthdox bordering on heretical)
* America (Jesuit magazine, same as NC Reporter)
* Catholic Digest (unorthodox, and shallow to boot. Just like Reader's Digest.)
* Commonweal ("progressive" to say the least)
* Ministry & Liturgy (defiant of Rome, "my way or the high way" progressives)
* The Wanderer (not liberal -- incredibly right-wing, bordering on vengeful detraction. It's not worth the harshness and mean spirit it has towards the Church in general, and it tends towards schismatic SSPX behavior, though it does not identify itself as such)

Neutral -- why bother with so many other better ones out there?:

* St. Anthony Messenger (shallow, weak theology, bathroom reading if you ask me. Some good articles occassionally.)
* US Catholic (Shallow, not much substance)
* The Word Among Us (same)
* Envoy (orthodox magazine, but very unreliable, in financial troubles I guess)

(List courtesy of +veritas+ from CA Forums. source)

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

(List courtesy of +veritas+ from CA Forums. source)

Woah, it's take on the Wanderer is completely wrong. While there are some things in the Wanderer that I don't agree with politically, it is VERY loyal to the Church. Fr. Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Euteneuer, and Fr. Altier have regular columns in there, they include the texts of the Holy Father's weekly audiences and other documents and speeches which he gives. I have seen nothing in there that is not loyal to Rome, otherwise I agree with the list above.

I also second the recommendation given by them to give a subscription of Homiletic and Pastoral Review to your priest if they don't have one, excellent stuff!

 

[Saint_Rita]

Great list, thanks for sharing!

 

[Ethan_Fetch]

Do not be afraid.

The Jesuits do not want to eat your children.

They do want to educate them, but they definitely don't want to eat them.

Yes, you will find stuff in America which will sound strange in the ears of the Exquisitely Traditional but trust me, it's all Catholic and though I won't speak categorically for the whole thing, Fr. Kolvenbach, Superior General of the order and close personal friend of the Pope continues to permit publication and is, in fact, a subscriber.

 

[a_ntv]

I can suggest 30 DAYS (http://www.30giorni.it/us/default.asp)
You can read it on-line....cheaper

 

[a_ntv]

I would also suggest the following websites:
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FutureChurch http://www.futurechurch.org/

I hope it was a joke....

 

[nyj]

I hope it was a joke....

No, it wasn't a joke.

Be mindful of Matthew 10:16 when visiting message boards.

 

[Saint_Rita]

Ita!!

 

[AMDG]

Be mindful of Matthew 10:16 when visiting message boards.

"Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves"?

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

"Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves"?

Yep and be wary/flee the wolves.

 

[Voegelin]

I'd stay away from the more conservative magazines. You don't want to be mired in stubbornness and negativity.

Could you name a few of them?

 

[Protinus]

Yep and be wary/flee the wolves.

measure and calculate...profess as if it were so. Lead not astray...no matter the crumbling building.

 

[WarriorAngel]

Thanks for asking - I guess I should've been clearer. I was looking for something spiritual, as well as something generic that includes articles that would apply to the everyday Catholic - mostly social issues and family issues. I'm not really into the whole politics/current events thing for a magazine because I can get most of that online daily.

I use www.catholicexchange.com as my homepage.
It has the daily and SUNDAY readings and articles, and such.

 

[Protinus]

Yes, First Things is an excellent publication, although not exclusively Catholic. Its very academic though.

FYI, most of the publications suggested by Protinus do not reflect Catholic teaching.


CullensGirl,

What kind of reading are you looking for? Spiritual? Social/political commentary? Apologetics?

I write and suggest things that will favor the future Church and it's survivability. I am sorry for your characterizations.

 

[Filia Mariae]

I write and suggest things that will favor the future Church and it's survivability. I am sorry for your characterizations.

Sorry Protinus, but the Church need not conform to the world to "survive." In fact, in places where she has attempted to do exactly that, she withers and atrophies. In places where orthodoxy is vibrant, there are numerous vocations, young families, and committed adherents.

 

[Protinus]

Sorry Protinus, but the Church need not conform to the world to "survive." In fact, in places where she has attempted to do exactly that, she withers and atrophies. In places where orthodoxy is vibrant, there are numerous vocations, young families, and committed adherents.

As you would strive to describe enclaves of orthodoxy, whether real or imagined...I'm concerned for the American Catholic's blithe disregard for papal directives in this country...mostly attributible to mere "hedonism or willfulness". For my concern is not about the result of my brothers falling away from these directives but that it reflects an abject failure, despite Her trying, to find a credible level of honesty in official positions from whence to speak.

save your oasis of orthodoxy...the body is in systemic shock.

 

[Ethan_Fetch]

save your oasis of orthodoxy...the body is in systemic shock.

I like this, but a cleaner analog might be,

"Save your quarantine, the Body is in systemic shock"

It is far, far too late to be building ghettos and bulwarks "against modernism"

 

[Protinus]

I like this, but a cleaner analog might be,

"Save your quarantine, the Body is in systemic shock"

It is far, far too late to be building ghettos and bulwarks "against modernism"

blessed brother, thank you.

 

[Filia Mariae]

As you would strive to describe enclaves of orthodoxy, whether real or imagined...I'm concerned for the American Catholic's blithe disregard for papal directives in this country...mostly attributible to mere "hedonism or willfulness". For my concern is not about the result of my brothers falling away from these directives but that it reflects an abject failure, despite Her trying, to find a credible level of honesty in official positions from whence to speak.

save your oasis of orthodoxy...the body is in systemic shock.

And clearly, succombing to the disease of heresy will save the Body.

 

[Filia Mariae]

CullensGirl,

For spiritual reading, I would recommend Magnificat, Lay Witness, or Our Sunday Vistor. For social/political/religious commentary, Crisis or First Things. For apologetics, This Rock. Envoy was good too, but I think they went out of print. For a newspaper, the National Catholic Register.