The Dispatch
Unambiguous and novel visions of good and evil
The trend of retelling old stories—in movies, books, and graphic novels—with the villains recast as misunderstood good guys and monsters as outcasts oppressed by a [...]
New book recounts Jesuit formation, missionary work during The Sixties
Books
The history of the Church is replete with spiritual autobiographies, many of them written by saints, and many more written by priests, religious, and laity who have not been raised to the altars. Many Catholics [...]
God, beer, and evangelization by the pint: The story of Tridentine Brewing
Features
Father and sons team Jeff, Trevor, and Cameron Alcorn have been brewing beer in their basement for fun for over a decade. But in late 2024 year, three of their brews appeared on grocery store [...]
Analysis
The Doctrinal Implications of Amoris Laetitia’s Chapter Eight
Editor’s note: March 19th marks the ninth anniversary of Amoris laetitia (it was released on April 8, 2016), Pope Francis’s post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the pastoral care of families. Since that time, CWR has published [...]
Essay
St. Joseph and the vocation of consecrated laymen
Why be a consecrated layman, and not a priest? I am, after all, ‘available’ for the priesthood. I’m not married. Why not go ‘all the way,’ and seek ordination? As a layman in the life [...]
Features
Rights, Catholic Principles, and Prudence
When we have political disputes in the country, one way of trying to help clarify matters would be to remind the interlocutors of the relevant moral principles that should govern their disagreement. Murdering innocent people [...]
Columns
The story of two Irish American city boys and an urban Catholic parish
It is March. St. Patrick’s Day season is upon us. Americans of all and no ethnic traditions will be subject to a full-scale assault by every imaginable weapon of fake Irish culture: from Shamrock Shakes [...]
Books
Digging deep beneath the surface of motherhood
I purchased a copy of Soul Garden, A Catholic Mother’s Collective, when it was first published by Ignatius Press in November. Soon after, I couldn’t resist giving my copy away to a new mom. When [...]
Features
The Psychological Makeup of the Catholic Liberal
History has brought us to a crossroads in the life of the Catholic Church. As one papacy ends and the prayers and the collective mind of the Church give more thought to what the right [...]
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It is March. St. Patrick’s Day season is upon us. Americans of all and no ethnic traditions will be subject to a full-scale assault by every imaginable weapon of fake Irish culture: from Shamrock Shakes [...] -
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The 2024 elections are now two weeks in the rear-view mirror, but the conversations (to use a polite word) over the what, why, and how of November 5, 2024, continue. While there is no shortage [...] -
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Robert Fastiggi:
Dear Tom, Thank you for your comments. I quoted Bellarmine accurately. My point was that Bishop Schneider's critique of Vatican…
mrscracker:
"Pope Francis said that there are some who believe that certain persons deserve to be gossiped about, but that is…
MelSarto:
Very insightful, Edwin. An honest assessment of Bishop Barron recognizes the good that he has done as you have stated…
