The Dispatch
Why St. John Fisher lost his head—and why it matters still
When the Catholic Church commemorates the martyrdoms of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More every June 22nd, people tend to think that their deaths were [...]
Opinion: The U.S. should stay out of Israel’s war with Iran
Features
Let me say at the outset that I agree with the view that it would be bad for the Iranian regime to acquire a nuclear weapon. How close it is to actually acquiring one, I [...]
Hospitality that leaves a mark and draws others to Christ
Essay
They say, “Never meet your heroes; you’ll only be disappointed.” That rule must apply even more when you are a devout Catholic, and your hero is a Protestant pastor. Nevertheless, I, the Catholic, ignored that [...]
Analysis
NPR and the Shrinking of the Western Mind
I have noticed something of a pattern with National Public Radio (NPR) lately: when they interview or feature religious persons, said persons tend also to be homosexual. In February 2023, Ashlee Green wrote a gushing [...]
Features
Cardinal Burke appeals for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass
Cardinal Raymond Burke gives the final blessing during the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage Mass in Rome on Oct. 25, 2014. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Rome Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 / 16:31 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Raymond Burke said he has asked Pope Leo… […]
Columns
Technology and Social Justice
Misconceptions about human life and social order lead to endless trouble. So, I’ll make a few more comments on current misconceptions that relate to social justice. One misconception is an overemphasis on individual choice that [...]
Books
Fighting fires and growing in faith: An interview with Benjamin O’Brien
Benjamin O’Brien is the author of The Proving Grounds: A Catholic on Ladder 17 (Ignatius Press, 2025), a memoir of a rookie firefighter who struggles to overcome the challenges of his dangerous job while growing in [...]
Essay
A Man’s Place in the Home: A Biblical Perspective
Living in Exile “Reflect on what has been assigned to you.” Sirach 3:22 Today, fewer than half of adult American women are married. While that percentage was notably higher in the 70s, I witnessed firsthand a key [...]
Books
The idolatry and “religion” of our present age
My previous article on history and nationalism elicited far more responses than I had anticipated. What I saw simply as a window into one aspect of American Catholic intellectual life seems to have touched a [...]
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Misconceptions about human life and social order lead to endless trouble. So, I’ll make a few more comments on current misconceptions that relate to social justice. One misconception is an overemphasis on individual choice that [...] -
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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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Joan Ezra:
I like Stephen Kings books as a rule but this one was to slow to get into.He cannot write believable…
LJ:
Thank you, Deacon. One of my favorite American figures, in addition to General Sherman, is Teddy Roosevelt, who said, "Speak…
Outis:
No kidding. Ditto with the USA; SOMEBODY dropped the USB stick that destroyed the Iranian centrifuges. But when any of…
