📬 Catholic Unscripted Newsletter No. 16
“Big Things Are Coming…”
Dear friends,
It has been a little while since our last newsletter — not because we’ve slowed down… but because we haven’t stopped.
There is simply no way to cram every article, interview, investigation, and reflection we’ve produced since the last newsletter into a single email. The response to our work has been growing, readership is up, and more and more people are discovering Catholic Unscripted as a place for serious, faithful, intelligent Catholic commentary.
So instead of overwhelming you, we’re doing what good editors do:
We’re curating.
Below you’ll find some of the most read, most discussed, and most impactful pieces from recent weeks.
And before we get to them, a very important note.
✨ A Quiet Word to Our Free Subscribers
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🔥 Recently at Catholic Unscripted
Here are some of the pieces that have resonated most strongly with readers.
🕊 Pope Leo & the Future of the Church
Our analysis of Pope Leo XIV’s emerging direction has drawn thousands of views.
We have covered:
• His Christocentric emphasis
• His handling of controversial appointments
• His signals on the liturgy
• His relationship with Cardinal Fernández
• What continuity really means — and what it doesn’t
If you want to understand what is happening in Rome without spin, panic, or naïveté, this is where you come.
📖 Theological Depth That Matters
Dr Sean Walsh’s philosophical explorations of Incarnation, embodiment, enchantment, and modern nihilism have become some of our most shared pieces.
Robert Cassidy’s rigorous treatment of homosexuality and Church teaching has sparked serious and thoughtful discussion.
Fr Sean Sheehy’s Advent reflections were among the most spiritually fruitful material we’ve published this year.
This is not clickbait Catholicism.
This is theology that breathes.
📰 Hard News & Honest Analysis
From:
• Vatican doctrinal confusion
• Bishops’ conference politics
• Controversial episcopal appointments
• Media distortions
• Cultural decline
…to deeply personal reflections on suffering, hope, and grace —
Catholic Unscripted continues to cover the stories others avoid or soften.
We aim to be clear without being cruel.
Faithful without being naïve.
Serious without losing joy.
🎥 Interviews You Won’t Find Elsewhere
In recent weeks we’ve spoken with:
• Bishops
• Theologians
• Priests on the margins
• Cultural commentators
• Philosophers
• Catholic converts from extraordinary backgrounds
Our interviews are long-form, intelligent, and substantive.
We trust our audience to think.
🚀 Something Is Coming
We are quietly working on something that will significantly strengthen Catholic Unscripted and expand what we can offer our members.
There will be:
• Greater reach
• Greater resources
• Greater collaboration
• Greater impact
And our paid members will be carried forward into this new chapter with real added benefits.
We’ll share more soon.
But if you’re currently a free subscriber, this is the moment to act.
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🙏 Thank You
To those who already support us financially:
You are the reason this work exists.
To those considering it:
We are building something important.
Come and be part of it.
With gratitude,
Mark & Katherine
Catholic Unscripted