The Synod in Sight

What ghosts can tell us about the future

Catholics who have not lost sight of the eschatological promise at the heart of Christ's message are well acquainted with the slanderous label “conspiracy theorist.” Those of us still discerning the “signs of the times,” who are keenly aware of historical typologies, who keep watch of men and their plots, are considered paranoid kooks and crackpots. To …