The Dispatch
Opinion: A Cautious Case for the Iran War
The present war with Iran has been negatively appraised by many Catholics. Some of the arguments advanced by these critics are of poor quality, characterized [...]
The Left’s cancellation of Cesar Chavez looks bad either way
Features
Editor’s note: This essay originally appeared in AMAC’s “Newsline” and is reposted here with kind permission Though the power of the #MeToo movement peaked long ago, the Left’s cancellation machine kicked into gear this past [...]
Flannery O’Connor’s “both/and” vision of reality
Essay
In the wake of Flannery O’Connor’s death on March 25, 1965, the Trappist monk and spiritual writer Thomas Merton said, “When I read Flannery O’Connor, I do not think of Hemingway, or Katherine Anne Porter, [...]
Books
Introducing Communio Theology: An interview with Tracey Rowland
Tracey Rowland holds the St. John Paul II Chair of Theology at the University of Notre Dame (Australia). She received her PhD from the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, and her STL and STD [...]
Essay
Cardinal Newman: Doctor of Catholic Education, Part Two
Editor’s note: The following is Part Two of an address given to The Thomistic Institute of Fordham University on February 26, 2026 (read Part One). 3. Does a Catholic university have a distinctive curriculum? John Paul [...]
Columns
Incarnate Transcendence in an Age of Transhumanist Counterfeits
It’s no secret that we are inhabiting a moment in which digitalization is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace. Day by day, screens, algorithms, and infrastructures of virtual reality are becoming the dominant frame [...]
Features
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 percent of children diagnosed with the genetic disorder in utero [...]
Features
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 ever visited Algeria, a former stronghold of ancient Christianity whose [...]
Essay
The Lenten fast of St. Patrick atop Ireland’s holy mountain
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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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 [...] -
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New Israeli policy targeting Christian schools in Jerusalem could threaten their future existence - LifeSite - Christianity House:
[…] with ACI MENA, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem official George Akroush summed up the controversy, saying “targeting schools is targeting…
Dr Martin James Rice:
As regards US President Donald Trump, we get contradictory perspectives here, Down-Under. This Aussie observes that: 1. His morality is…
mrscracker:
I don't know, but do we celebrate his personal affairs or his accomplishments?
