The Dispatch
Pope Leo XIV’s advice to priests: ‘Holiness cannot be lived in isolation’
The World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests takes place every year on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. […]
U.S. bishops consecrate nation to Sacred Heart of Jesus
Features
The bishops entrusted the nation to the love and care of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to accompany the country’s 250th anniversary. […]
The strength of Jimmy Lai and the weakness of Emperor Xi
Essay
At his May summit in Beijing, President Trump made an effort to convince Chinese leader Xi Jinping to release Jimmy Lai from his imprisonment in Hong Kong. Jimmy, whom I am honored to call a [...]
Essay
Celebrating* 250 Years of American Mythology?
As the Fourth of July approaches, we Americans are collectively claiming to be celebrating 250 years of American independence. This is a myth. More accurately, we are commemorating the 250th anniversary of a declaration of, [...]
Analysis
The dangerous error buried in the “Study Group #9” Synod Report
In their recent CWR article, titled “The Scandalous Synod Report: a Betrayal of Trust,” Theresa Farnan and Mary Hasson did us all a great service in shedding a spotlight on the dangerous thrust of the [...]
Features
Is a Schism in the Air? An interview with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller
Vatican (kath.net) The decisions of the Second Vatican Council were not accepted by all Catholics. Some contented themselves with critical statements, but Bishop Marcel Lefebvre, who served, among other things, as Archbishop of Dakar, rejected [...]
Features
How the Feast of Corpus Christi developed
O most noble memorial; to be commemorated in the innermost heart, firmly bound in the soul, diligently kept in the depth of the heart, and recalled by earnest meditation and celebration. – Pope Urban IV, [...]
Features
“We have lived a lie for 65 years”: Bishop Bushu on Cameroon’s deep divisions
As the bishops of Cameroon renew calls for peace during their 51st Plenary Assembly, a retired bishop from the country’s conflict-afflicted Southwest Region has issued a stinging critique aimed at the way the country’s English-speaking [...]
Analysis
The Global Future of the Catholic Church
In recent months, there have been several articles in both Catholic and secular press noting an uptick in interest in the Catholic Church among young adults in the United States. While encouraging, some of the [...]
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Pope Leo recently said, in response to a question about the effect of Cardinal Marx’s promotion of blessings for same-sex couples on church unity, The unity or division of the Church should not revolve around [...] -
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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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Cleo:
Pope Leo commends Becket Fund . . . I'll second that.
Dr Martin James Rice:
Am I mistaken to think I hear King Jesus Christ speak from the Throne of GOD: "How can you dedicate…
Gerard:
Gerard Manly Hopkins 🤔
