The Dispatch
John the Baptist’s call for repentance prepares the way for Christ
As we examine the saints whom the old Confiteor invoked in acknowledging our sinfulness, we come to St. John the Baptist. He’s the first in [...]
The Rule of Law and the Francis Pontificate
Analysis
The rule of law is never subject to the slightest exception, even in times of crisis. The reason is that the rule of law is at the service of the human person and aims to [...]
Baptism, salvation, and the necessity of the Church
Chapp's Schtick
In a relatively unknown interview with Fr. Jacque Servais, SJ, the late Pope Benedict XVI was asked about the apparent change in the Church’s doctrine concerning the salvation of the unbaptized. Fr. Servais begins by pointing [...]
Essay
Evangelium Vitae after Thirty Years
March 25, 2025, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, marks the 30th anniversary of St. Pope John Paul II’s great encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life). This prophetic work, one of several encyclicals that focus [...]
Features
The situation in Syria “is worse now than under ISIS”
“A knife must be put to their throats… This is their medicine.” These chilling words echoed through a mosque in Idlib, a province in northwestern Syria, were spoken by a jihadist cleric inciting his followers [...]
Features
Pondering the progressive Catholic media meltdown
TDS, or Trump Derangement Syndrome, has become a popular way of explaining why progressives, who presumably want to gain and retain power, exhibit inexplicable behavior like disproportionately temperamental, negative, knee-jerk responses to actions and policies [...]
Books
New book recounts Jesuit formation, missionary work during The Sixties
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 [...]
Features
God, beer, and evangelization by the pint: The story of Tridentine Brewing
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 [...]
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In a relatively unknown interview with Fr. Jacque Servais, SJ, the late Pope Benedict XVI was asked about the apparent change in the Church’s doctrine concerning the salvation of the unbaptized. Fr. Servais begins by pointing [...] -
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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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Fr Peter Morello PhD:
For clarification, where it cites de Lubac in my first comment dated March 25 it is Benedict commenting on de…
msc:
Things happened at Assisi that were outside of St. John Paul's control, but if forced to choose between his interpretation…
meiron:
Reading Makes Saints – 10 Books That Belong in Every Catholic Library (National Catholic Register) Great selection of books. OBVIOUSLY…
