The Dispatch
The multi-layered immorality of In Vitro Fertilization
In 2004, The Final Cut was a science-fiction thriller about a future in which chips implanted in people at birth record their lives. After a [...]
Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today
Chapp's Schtick
The anticipated meeting in Rome to revisit and possibly reassess Amoris Laetitia is now over. And whatever Pope Leo wishes to do with its deliberations will now be on hold as he recovers from surgery, [...]
On the private life and public testimony of Elisabeth Elliot
Essay
I first encountered Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) through her husband. I was a new student at a college in South Carolina when a friend pressed a copy of Shadow of the Almighty (1958) into my hands [...]
Features
From the Archives: Realism and Islam
Editor’s note: This essay by the late Fr. Schall was posted first at CWR on April 17, 2016. I. Political realism, long associated with Augustine, constrains us to consider what Machiavelli later recommended to us—namely, [...]
Columns
How to turn the corner? Reflections on the way forward
Technology operates by defining goals clearly, breaking situations down into their simplest components, and finding the most effective and reliable way to deal with each piece of the puzzle. That approach is effective with simple [...]
Essay
Prof. Jérôme Lejeune on Human Ethics and the Unborn Child
On May 7, 1974, less than 500 days after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the disastrous Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, a world-renowned geneticist testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s [...]
Essay
Eight Rules of Life from Saint Teresa of Ávila
She would have laughed if she had been told that she would someday be named a Doctor of the Church. Teresa de Ahumada y Cepeda (1515-1582), better known as Saint Teresa of Ávila, received the [...]
Books
Michael O’Brien discusses Adeodatus, apocalypse, and the spiritual battle
Michael D. O’Brien is a remarkably prolific author, iconographer, and painter, endlessly creating staggering works of art that break the reader’s heart (in the best way). O’Brien is the author of many tremendous novels, including [...]
Analysis
Speaking to Greeks in Athens, and to a few others
This past Wednesday, Secretary Rubio gave a widely viewed speech atop the Acropolis in Athens, largely focusing on the ancient Greeks’ contributions to Western civilization, then applying their lessons to the current geopolitical scene. Pundits, [...]
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“The Apostle Paul, an outstanding and almost inimitable yet stimulating figure, stands before us as an example of total dedication to the Lord and to his Church, as well as of great openness to humanity [...] -
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Oscar:
Dear Mr. William, thank you for your response. If you read the list of factual reports you will see that…
meiron:
Exactly.
Fr Peter Morello, PhD:
Recovery would logically begin, for many expectantly from top down. Although, in our unusual predicament the faith as Apostolically revealed…
