The Dispatch
A tale of two Georges
When a pope is elected, the cardinals who have just chosen him make their way to the Hall of Benedictions atop the narthex of St. [...]
Saint Joseph, Fatherhood, and “Unplanned” Surprises
Features
The pro-life film “Unplanned” is scheduled for official release on March 29. Based on the testimony of Abby Johnson, the former manager of a Planned Parenthood clinic, as recounted in Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story [...]
The Multicultural Myth, Anti-Semitism, and Misogyny
Analysis
The unanswered question about the controversy over Representative Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic statements is why anyone was surprised by them. Judging by the heavy duty hijabs she wears, Omar is a religious Muslim. And the Koran, [...]
Essay
On the Evangelization and Re-Evangelization of Ireland
Today millions around the world celebrate the feast of one of the Church’s greatest sons, the “Apostle of Ireland” St. Patrick. The revelry that so characterizes the day is rooted more in cultural pride than [...]
Features
Vatican diplomat accused of corruption and ‘romantic’ relationship while at UN
New York City, N.Y., Mar 15, 2019 / 01:09 pm (CNA).- An archbishop who served as the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations is accused of financial and professional misconduct, including the use [...]
Essay
From Evangelical Protestant to Catholic DRE: A convert directs faith formation
I came into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil in 2014. By Easter of 2016, I was running the Religious Education program at one of the largest parishes in the diocese. Not bad for [...]
Features
New University of Dallas president focuses on rigorous scholarship, fidelity, shared governance
The University of Dallas (my alma mater) announced yesterday that it has selected Dr. Thomas S. Hibbs to serve as the school’s ninth president. “The first alumnus of UD to be president,” the press release stated, [...]
Analysis
The Holy See and Cardinal Pell
Cardinal George Pell’s December 2018 conviction on charges of “historic sexual abuse” was a travesty of justice, thanks in part to a public atmosphere of hysterical anti-Catholicism — a fetid climate that had a devastating [...]
Essay
Tantum potes quantum aude—On founding a new monastery
“Are not monasteries founded by other monasteries, with a certain number of monks?” This question arose several times when, in 2011, at the behest of the diocesan bishop, two of us began living the monastic [...]
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Recently I’ve been complaining about technocratic society. I’ve also emphasized how deeply rooted its problems are. But if I’m right on the latter point, what good does complaining do? Can we really repeal the modern [...] -
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“Idolatry not only refers to false pagan worship. It remains a constant temptation to faith. Idolatry consists in divinizing what is not God.” — Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2113 “For the grace of God has [...] -
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June E Vendetti:
Fr. Morello, I've been praying for a complete purification of our Church. Some of the traditional teaching of the Church…
Peter D. Beaulieu:
Theodore Roepke, from the Austrian School of free-market economics, wrote of “setting the clock right,” not setting it back.…
Joseph Meynier:
Economic poverty is not the root cause of abortion. Spiritual poverty is the root cause of abortion.
