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The Dispatch

What if St. Augustine was an organizer for the February meeting on sexual abuse?

Two organizers for the February 2019 Vatican meeting on sexual abuse, Cardinal Blasé Cupich of the United States and Archbishop Scicluna of Malta, have remarked: [...]
The Dispatch

Finding the Christmas good amid the holiday glitz

Deploring the commercialization, secularization, and general thinning-out of the spiritual meaning of Christmas is part of the stock in trade of commentators on things religious [...]
Essay

Spanning continents and centuries, Our Lady’s message is clear

In the last several days, the Church has celebrated both the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) and the feast of Our Lady of [...]
Analysis

Reports of Pell guilty verdict emerge, despite gag order

By Ed Condon Sydney, Australia, Dec 12, 2018 / 10:48 am (CNA).- Cardinal George Pell has been convicted by an Australian court on charges of [...]
The Dispatch

Why 42 had to be impeached twenty years ago

Twenty years ago this month, I found myself seriously double-booked, so to speak. The editing of the first volume of my John Paul II biography, Witness [...]

Spanning continents and centuries, Our Lady’s message is clear

Essay

Jeanette Flood December 12, 2018 1

In the last several days, the Church has celebrated both the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) and the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12). This makes it particularly fitting to consider [...]

Reports of Pell guilty verdict emerge, despite gag order

Analysis

CNA Daily News December 12, 2018 11

By Ed Condon Sydney, Australia, Dec 12, 2018 / 10:48 am (CNA).- Cardinal George Pell has been convicted by an Australian court on charges of sexual abuse of minors, according to media reports and sources [...]

Books

Michael O’Brien’s “The Apocalypse” emphasizes reflection over sensationalism

Timothy D. Lusch December 10, 2018 1

The darkness drops again; but now I know That twenty centuries of stony sleep Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem [...]

Essay

A short defense of authentic synodality

Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille December 10, 2018 5

Among some Catholics today, “synodality” is regarded as an ill-defined term perhaps signifying nothing but the covert dismantling of Catholic structures and teaching. Raymond Cardinal Burke, for instance, recently said in an interview with LifeSiteNews [...]

Essay

The End and the Eucharist: Advent Wisdom from Newman and Knox

Fr. Charles Fox December 9, 2018 2

“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves.” —Luke 21:25 Mass shootings. Destructive [...]

Essay

The Immaculate Conception and the seamless garment of doctrine

Peter M.J. Stravinskas December 8, 2018 2

Many Catholics misunderstand the meaning of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is also the patronal feast of our nation. In their minds they confuse the Immaculate Conception of [...]

Features

You Better Watch Out—St. Nicholas is Coming to Town

Christopher B. Warner December 6, 2018 0

Everyone loves jolly ol’ Saint Nicholas. There is something romantic and cozy about telling Santa stories around the crackling fire. He is an icon of the Christmas season. But not everyone agrees about the real [...]

Interview

Talking to kids about tough topics, with grace and confidence

Leslie Fain December 5, 2018 3

Whether the topic is transgenderism, same-sex marriage, or pornography, as a parent you don’t need a book to tell you how muddled and confused the culture is. But you may very well need one to [...]

Technology or Tradition?

James Kalb December 6, 2018 0

In the last couple of months I’ve discussed problems arising from over-reliance on technological ways of thinking, and suggested that our response as Catholics should emphasize things that such ways of thinking leave out—the Faith, [...]
Social justice, Judaism, and the primacy of the sacred

James V. Schall, S.J. November 23, 2018 6
Overcoming the Rule of Technology

James Kalb November 20, 2018 5