The Dispatch
A century after the Armistice
I’m just old enough to remember when my elders still called November 11 “Armistice Day:” the armistice in question that which stopped the shooting in [...]
Intense debate over handling of abuse scandal ensues at USCCB meeting
Features
Baltimore, Md., Nov 13, 2018 / 07:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- More than 20 bishops and cardinals offered passionate interventions during an open floor discussion on the sex abuse crisis at the U.S. bishops’ meeting in [...]
Why has Pope Francis hamstrung the U.S. bishops?
Analysis
Pope Francis has ordered the Catholic Bishops of the United States to refrain from voting on a code of conduct and a lay-led oversight body to investigate bishops accused of misconduct. The President of the [...]
General
Vatican cancels US bishops’ vote on sex abuse reform measures
By Ed Condon Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, has told the American bishops that they will not vote on two key proposals which had been expected to form the basis for [...]
Essay
The Conversion of the Papacy and the Present Church Crisis
Editor’s note: The following essay by Dr. Farrow is much longer and more detailed in many ways than the usual feature articles published by CWR. But we are publishing it because we think it addresses, [...]
Features
Bishop Cary: “Satan wants to destroy the Eucharist” and the priesthood
Bishop Liam Cary, 71, has led the Diocese of Baker, Oregon since 2012. He was born in Portland, the oldest of four children, and grew up in Prineville, twenty miles away from Redmond where he [...]
Features
Catholicism in Belize: The Church in a troubled paradise
Though the percentages can vary significantly, almost all sources place Catholicism as the largest religious denomination in Belize. Located south of Mexico and east of Guatemala, Belize is geographically part of Central America, but culturally [...]
Analysis
A deeper look at the Final Synod Document raises questions about sources, analysis, emphasis
In this, my third and final reflection on the Final Document of the 2018 Synod, I take a detailed look at four issues: the sources used in the Final Document, the Document’s analysis of why [...]
Essay
Christ the Stronger Man
“When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe. But when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor on which he relied and distributes the [...]
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To be disappointed about something means it did not live up to expectations, to some standard. A football or basketball team may not live up to its pre-season hopes. Disappointment implies that something which could [...] -
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This is not a time for silence, mediocrity, or fear for the laity or the bishops. The rot and corruption must be outed; the truth […]
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James H Dobbins, PhD:
So many things evident here. Thank you Fr. Stravinskas for the article. First, the glaring lack of effective leadership. Just…
Leslie Bresnick:
Isn't this the "clericalism" that the Pope complains about? How ironic. We don't need more meetings; we need…
Chris in Maryland:
It is a monstrous farce that the evil mafiosi Roger Mahony was made present by his fellow mafiosi like Joseph…
