The Dispatch
St. Thomas and the Sacrament of Charity
Before establishing the feast of Corpus Christi in 1264, Pope Urban IV called upon the services of St. Thomas Aquinas for the composition of prayers [...]
Aramean Christians, Israel, and Gaza: An interview with Shadi Khalloul
Features
Shadi Khalloul vividly remembers the moment his “American dream” died. It was the moment a teacher at the University of Nevada Las Vegas described Aramaic as a dead language. The class was studying the Bible [...]
Tweets and tyrants
Columns
What use is Twitter (now called “X” but still better known as “Twitter”)? It has millions of users, who can post whatever they want, so there’s lots of information on very different topics. Sometimes there’s [...]
Essay
The Eucharistic miracle along the Camino de Santiago
As I prepare to lead pilgrims in a few weeks along a portion of the “Camino de Santiago, the Way of St. James,” I discovered in my research the story of a Eucharist miracle that [...]
Analysis
The Case of Bishop Stowe
The Catholic bishops of the United States have been a prophetic voice in defense of the faith and the dignity of the human person. The bishops are attuned to the events that matter most to [...]
Chapp's Schtick
On culture wars and the hypocrisy of the Catholic Left
The term “culture warrior” is often invoked, usually pejoratively, to describe a certain kind of conservative Catholic who fights in the political sphere for the Catholic viewpoint to be enshrined in law on certain hot-button [...]
Features
“Jesus Thirsts” film “is an encounter with Jesus”
Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, the chancery office for the Diocese of Orange in California, recently hosted the premiere of a new movie on the Holy Eucharist: “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist.” The [...]
Essay
The English-language version of the Catechism is 30 years old this month
For those of us who grew up in the wake of the Second Vatican Council—the era of felt banners and guitar Masses—the confusion over what the Catholic Church taught was real. The catechesis of the [...]
Analysis
An apology (of sorts) over slur
Troppa frociaggine. It’s an Italian expression meaning “too much faggotry”—that’s not a rough translation, and the Italian word hits about as hard as the English—and Pope Francis reportedly used it in a closed-door gathering with [...]
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A week ago, the editors of the National Catholic Register published an editorial titled “It’s Time to Remove Father Rupnik’s Art”. Their strong stance, they said, was “not an expedient surrender to iconoclasm or ‘cancel [...] -
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Fr Peter Morello, PhD:
Thank you. Excellent point Elias. Some argue only an inclination. An inclination is a natural appetite or desire directed by…
mrscracker:
Yes, sadly it's all about politics & election years. We could enforce border security properly & reform our immigration &…
Charlie Russo:
Well put. My wife and I donate, too.
