The Dispatch
An act of reparation to the Sacred Heart built in stone
With the completion of its 566-foot central tower this past February, the Basilica of La Sagrada Familia now holds the distinction of being the tallest [...]
What St. Josemaría Escrivá’s detractors can teach us about him and about holiness
Essay
Not every saint is universally esteemed at the time of his or her death. False accusations from a hostile priest stained the reputation of Saint John of the Cross for decades after he died. Soon-to-be [...]
What Truths Do We Hold? A Response to Questions and Critics
Essay
My June 9, 2026, essay, “Celebrating* 250 Years of American Mythology?,” has drawn over a hundred comments. As often happens in the comments section of any online forum, the majority of these are people arguing [...]
Books
New collection of Augusto Del Noce essays explain dynamics of Marxism, Fascism
The Suicide of the Revolution is the newest installment of Carlo Lancellotti’s project of translating and editing the works of Augusto Del Noce into English, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in Montreal.1 It is an attempt [...]
Features
Celebrating Islam in an Archdiocese of Decline
On the evening of June 6th—the Vigil of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ—Detroit Archbishop Edward Weisenburger joined Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Imam Fadhel Al-Sahlani (representative of the Shia Grand Ayatollah [...]
Essay
The Confessions of Monsignor Paglia and the Crossroads for Moral Catholic Theology
In an interview granted to Settimana News on May 21, 2026, Bishop Vincenzo Paglia claimed a decisive role in the dissolution of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family and its replacement [...]
Columns
The challenge of applying Catholic social teaching
Christ told Pilate that his kingdom was not of this world, which, he had prophesied, was doomed to end in catastrophe. He lived without worldly ties: without a job, wife, children, steady source of income, [...]
Features
AI Humans and the Real Limits of Machines
I read recently in The Atlantic Monthly that artificial intelligence firms are hiring and paying big salaries to philosophers to help them think through the issues facing the developers of AI. They can send me a check, [...]
Essay
The SSPX leadership against Scripture and Tradition
The Holy See has declared that, if the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) proceeds with the ordination of bishops in July without a papal mandate, those involved in these illicit ordinations are automatically (latae sententiae) excommunicated — [...]
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Christ told Pilate that his kingdom was not of this world, which, he had prophesied, was doomed to end in catastrophe. He lived without worldly ties: without a job, wife, children, steady source of income, [...] -
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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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meiron:
What is lacking is the information sought, and the answer is still wanting. I have read your obfuscation; thank you.…
Aldom:
Hear, hear!
Amanda:
From Edward Pentin's article in the Register: "The final discussion, expected to last no more than 90 minutes, will come…
