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The reality of death and the Trinitarian “science” of salvation

Readings: • Ez. 37:12-14 • Psa. 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 • Rom. 8:8-11 • Jn. 11:1-45 We live in a time of astounding scientific breakthroughs and unprecedented medical [...]
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The Gift of Down Syndrome

Today is the best of all times to be born with Down Syndrome, and the worst of all times. In the United States, some 76 [...]
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Catholicism and the Gift of Liberty

Editor’s note: The following address was given at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on March 19, 2026. ——– Dedicated to my friend, Barbara Elliott, who [...]
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An unprecedented papal visit approaches in Saint Augustine’s homeland

The Vatican has announced that, as part of his upcoming African tour, Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria on April 13-15. No acting pontiff has [...]
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Archbishop Sample urges Catholics to ‘reject conspiracies and lies’ that lead to antisemitism

“The Jewish community is attacked at a far higher rate than any other religious group in the United States,” Archbishop Alexander Sample said. “We must clearly speak out against antisemitism.” […]

The Gift of Down Syndrome

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Monica Seeley March 21, 2026 0

Today is the best of all times to be born with Down Syndrome, and the worst of all times. In the United States, some 76 percent of children diagnosed with the genetic disorder in utero [...]

An unprecedented papal visit approaches in Saint Augustine’s homeland

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R. Cavanaugh March 19, 2026 5

The Vatican has announced that, as part of his upcoming African tour, Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria on April 13-15. No acting pontiff has ever visited Algeria, a former stronghold of ancient Christianity whose [...]

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The Lenten fast of St. Patrick atop Ireland’s holy mountain

Father Seán Connolly March 17, 2026 2

As Catholics, we celebrate the saints for their heroic witness to our Christian Faith. Each saint has a day on the Church calendar, which typically falls on the date of death, known as their dies [...]

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“Lived Experience” and Moral Tradition: Rivals or Partners?

Richard M. Doerflinger March 16, 2026 20

One question facing Pope Leo XIV will be whether to advance the “new paradigm” for moral theology proposed by Pope Francis and some of his advisors in recent years. In 2016, in Chapter 8 of [...]

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Young Catholic men discuss the state of dating and relationships today

Rob Marco March 15, 2026 5

As a married Gen-Xer, with kids, who’s been out of the dating world for almost two decades, I wanted to get some insight into how young men are faring in meeting a potential mate. Healthy [...]

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“Our diocese is not a slaughter slab where human beings are butchered”

Ngala Killian Chimtom March 14, 2026 2

Amidst ongoing preparations for the arrival of Pope Leo XVI in Cameroon, the Bishop of Kumbo Diocese has offered a chilling appraisal of the ten-year separatist conflict that has devastated Cameroon’s English-speaking regions. The Holy [...]

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Tensions grow in Iceland as priest upholds Church’s moral teaching

Michael O'Shea March 13, 2026 50

A flashpoint of Catholic faith and life in the Western liberal democracies is occurring in an unusual place: Iceland. The Church has been in the headlines this month in the North Atlantic island nation, a [...]

Chapp's Schtick

On Tracey Rowland’s important Introduction to Communio Theology

Larry Chapp March 12, 2026 21

In an ancient Greek legend, Alexander the Great famously solved the challenge of untying the Gordian knot by bypassing that seemingly impossible task entirely and instead chose, simply and directly, to slice through it with [...]

On Tracey Rowland’s important Introduction to Communio Theology

Larry Chapp March 12, 2026 21

In an ancient Greek legend, Alexander the Great famously solved the challenge of untying the Gordian knot by bypassing that seemingly impossible task entirely and instead chose, simply and directly, to slice through it with [...]
Immigration, enforcement, and Catholics

James Kalb March 2, 2026 76
Pope Leo, the Joshua Tree, and the Paschal Mystery

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. February 28, 2026 9

The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 130

Just a week after Archbishop Coakley, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Noem, three U.S. cardinals ignored Archbishop Coakley’s [...]
The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 151
The Future of Synodality

Carl E. Olson September 7, 2025 56

The reality of death and the Trinitarian “science” of salvation

The Gift of Down Syndrome

Catholicism and the Gift of Liberty

An unprecedented papal visit approaches in Saint Augustine’s homeland

Archbishop Sample urges Catholics to ‘reject conspiracies and lies’ that lead to antisemitism

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The Gift of Down Syndrome

An unprecedented papal visit approaches in Saint Augustine’s homeland

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“Lived Experience” and Moral Tradition: Rivals or Partners?

Young Catholic men discuss the state of dating and relationships today

“Our diocese is not a slaughter slab where human beings are butchered”

Tensions grow in Iceland as priest upholds Church’s moral teaching

On Tracey Rowland’s important Introduction to Communio Theology

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