The Dispatch
Two of Fulton Sheen’s nieces to participate in beatification events in September
Fulton Sheen was the oldest of four boys born to Newton and Delia Sheen in Illinois. One sibling, Joseph, died of a heart attack in [...]
Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”
Features
Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified and receive the title of “Blessed” at a beatification Mass on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Sheen was among the [...]
The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Essay
When Pope Leo XIV recently compared the rise of artificial intelligence to the Industrial Revolution, many immediately recognized the significance of the analogy.1 The comparison was not merely technological or economic, but deeply anthropological. Just as [...]
Analysis
The Scandalous Synod Report: A Betrayal of Trust
Note: All quotes are from the Report and annexed testimonies, unless otherwise indicated. A Synod Study Group Report (“Report”) published in early May has drawn searing criticism and predictable plaudits for its “paradigm shift” towards same-sex sexual relationships. New reports that Fr. James [...]
Analysis
Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power in the Church
I continue to be puzzled by the language in the documents emerging from ecclesiastical bureaucrats. Who are these people talking to? Not “people of goodwill” around the world, nor the basic layman in the pew. [...]
Essay
The Blessed Virgin Mary and political life
Editor’s note: This essay was mistakenly attributed to the wrong author when first posted. I apologize for the error. As any reader of Catholic World Report knows very well, May is designated by the Church as the [...]
Essay
My Last Pope (Probably): Part Two of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue
Editor’s note: Part One of this essay can be read here. —————— Wait, we’re not home yet, though. The journey’s not over. Less than a week later, I was back in a car. A rental [...]
Chapp's Schtick
On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV
On the anniversary of his election, and with a year of the papacy under his belt, it is fair to say that Pope Leo would make, as a friend of mine has stated, a “good [...]
Essay
Natural Law and Evangelization
Recently, there has been a notable upsurge in adult conversions to the Catholic faith, even amidst a long-term decline in religious affiliation. Heartening as it is, this glimmer of hope raises a question for those [...]
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“Indeed it is through chastity that we are gathered together and led back to the unity from which we were fragmented into multiplicity.” — Saint Augustine, Confessions (quoted in CCC 2340) “I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by [...] -
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Amanda:
This is certainly a problem, but we also have a priest shortage. One solution (at least for metro areas) would…
Javeline Chansa:
From Maryland, USA. I was meeting a parishioner at Starbucks. I had told her about my past hand to hand…
