The Dispatch
The Lucifer Ego is a gripping, detailed, and unique novel
Something remarkable happens in the opening pages of T.M. Doran’s gripping new novel The Lucifer Ego, but in order to explain it, allow me to [...]
The Need for Moral Preaching in the New Evangelization
Essay
In this article, I would like to offer an argument for the prominent inclusion of moral preaching as part of the ministry of homiletic preaching in the new evangelization. The Archdiocese of Detroit, to which [...]
St. John Paul II and the Season of Lent
Essay
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City on Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020. This year [...]
Books
Rightly Said: Remembering Neil McCaffrey
Neil McCaffrey was the founder and president of Arlington House and The Conservative Book Club, and did promotion work for National Review in its early years. He was also my father-in-law, though to the best [...]
Essay
Reading Scripture during Lent: Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church
Editor’s note: This is the final essay in a three-part series on “Reading Scripture during Lent”. Part One was “A Catholic Understanding of the Bible” and Part Two was “Scripture and Tradition”. “The Church has always [...]
Editorial
Progressives and the problem of being more Francis than the pope
The highly anticipated and now much discussed post-synodal apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia struck me as mostly workmanlike. That’s not to dismiss the importance of the text, or to overlook significant passages. Nor is to suggest [...]
Features
Priest diagnosed with brain tumor offers his sufferings for abuse victims
Last week, Father John Hollowell announced to readers of his blog and followers on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, and that he will be offering his sufferings for the victims [...]
Features
The Idea of Tradition in Querida Amazonia
In the recent post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Querida Amazonia (Beloved Amazon), Pope Francis refers to the transmission throughout time—the traditionary process—of the “authentic Tradition of the Church” (§66). Tradition here is spelt with a capital T. [...]
Essay
Saint Augustine on True Worship and the Ecclesial Heart
As I was reading Augustine’s discussion of true worship in the City of God this past week, I was struck by how naturally Augustine holds together things that contemporary Catholic culture has divided. Let me [...]
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A couple of months ago I reviewed R.R. Reno’s book Return of the Strong Gods, in which the author calls for strengthening the loves and loyalties that hold Western societies together. At the end of [...] -
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The highly anticipated and now much discussed post-synodal apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia struck me as mostly workmanlike. That’s not to dismiss the importance of the text, or to overlook significant passages. Nor is to suggest [...] -
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Carl E. Olson:
".... , but that’s not at all certain." And, unfortunately, that is all too often the best we get with…
Kathryn:
I joined the RCC in 1996; we started attending the Byz Rite about 16 years ago. About one month ago,…
Terry McDermott:
The Family of Man Oh JESUS, my God Who has risen, The execution chamber is not in a prison. Two…
