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Phil Lawler's Substack
pflawler.substack.com > p > weekly-summary-9526

Weekly Summary 9/5/26

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (378+ words) If you’re visiting for the first time, please take a moment to read about me and my goals for this Substack. If you’re a regular reader, why not pass this post along to a friend? It’s been a relatively quiet…...

Phil Lawler's Substack
pflawler.substack.com > p > weekly-summary-82226-36c

Weekly Summary 8/22/26

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (382+ words) If you’re visiting for the first time, please take a moment to read about me and my goals for this Substack. If you’re a regular reader, why not pass this post along to a friend? Another busy week’s work: Once…...

Phil Lawler's Substack
pflawler.substack.com > p > the-continuing-crisis-in-the-german

The continuing crisis in the German Church

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (209+ words) Two perspectives on the troubled Catholic Church in Germany: The parents took their complaints to the Vatican, and received a response from Msgr. Matthias Ambros, the undersecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education. He assured them that the teaching…...

Phil Lawler's Substack
pflawler.substack.com > p > weekly-summary-81526

Weekly Summary 8/15/26

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (374+ words) This week I read a few gloom-and-doom post predicting that Substack would crash and burn. I disagree. The problem, the pessimists write, is that most readers can’t afford to pay every month for all of the many Substacks they want…...