The Dispatch
St. Augustine’s Wisdom: Adam, Eve, Christ, and the Church
If we read the story of the fall in the light of Christ’s redemptive sacrifice, it would cease being just a story. […]
Articles by Dr. Randall B. Smith
The Dispatch
Divorced from religious life?
I’ve seen it too often. A young Catholic man or woman leaves the seminary or novitiate and then leaves the Church altogether. Why does this happen? The priesthood and religious life are noble vocations, but […]
The Dispatch
“Under Caesar’s Sword” documents persecuted Christian communities
“Christian communities around the world face marginalization, imprisonment, torture and even death on a massive scale. More than 7,100 Christians were killed for their faith in 2015 alone, making it the deadliest year for Christians […]
The Dispatch
Facebook: Facts or fury?
A recent New Yorker cartoon has a drawing of the office of an unidentified network provider which might as well have been Facebook bearing the caption: “We’re close to being reliant solely on renewable sources of outrage.” […]
Essay
The Saturnalia and St. John Chrysostom: A New Year’s Message
On the 2nd of January in the year 388, St. John Chrysostom began the first of seven homilies on the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31). Much like in our own day, […]
General
Miguel Pro, the guy with the gun, and the King of History
I still remember the first time I heard his name. “Blessed Miguel Crow” is what I thought I heard. “Who is he?” I thought. It was the final prayer in the Litany of Saints at […]
Essay
Where is Professor Anthony Esolen’s “safe space”? (Updated)
Anthony Esolen, professor of literature at Providence College, who is likely known to many CWR readers as his writing appears frequently on nearly every Catholic web site known to mankind, has written several columns critical […]
Opinion
Another multinational corporation forces its ideology on everyone else
I’m not sure it’s possible to go five minutes without a “judgment” unless you’re unconscious or asleep. These people need to read a little Kant (something I wouldn’t usually recommend). A friend writes to ask […]
Essay
Crazy clericalism at Houston’s University of St. Thomas
Some institutional dramas are so ridiculous, the actors’ motivations so bizarre, that you couldn’t sell it as a movie script. Any decent producer would immediately send it back saying: “Your characters make no sense. They’re […]
Faith is not an electric blanket, it’s a Cross
“Pastors need to be preparing their people to be forced out of their jobs if they insist on living their Christian faith.” So said conservative commentator Rod Dreher in a recent thought-provoking conference address. Dreher, […]