The Dispatch
Bring the wisdom of Saint Peter Canisius to your Christmas party
Saint Peter Canisius, SJ (1521-1597) was a Dutch priest who lived in the sixteenth century and was one of the first members of the Jesuit [...]
Bishop James V. Johnston: “Make time to be quiet in the presence of the Lord. Go to Adoration…”
Features
Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., 66, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the oldest of four children. He attended Catholic schools through high school, and then earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of [...]
Nigerian priest: “When religion becomes a weapon, it blinds the people”
Features
Across Africa, faith is a profound source of hope, charity, and community. Yet in nations like Nigeria, it has also become the continent’s most volatile political fault line, often manipulated for power and dominance. In [...]
Essay
The German bishops’ conference, over the cliff
When it was first published in 1993, Pope St. John Paul II’s encyclical on the reform of Catholic moral theology, Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth), dealt a severe blow to the pride of many German [...]
Analysis
Would a U.S. war against Venezuela be just?
To all appearances, the United States is preparing for war with Venezuela. For months now, American military forces have been blowing up Venezuelan boats said to be carrying drugs. The U.S. has deployed a fleet [...]
Features
The “True” Islam
I. Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Vatican II, states that the Mohammedans “profess their faith as the faith of Abraham, and with us they worship the one, merciful God who will [...]
Essay
The paradoxical holiness of Saint John of the Cross
John of the Cross, whose feast day is celebrated on December 14th, has been granted many titles since his death: reformer of the Carmelite order, master of Spanish classical poetry, canonized saint, and Doctor of [...]
Books
“The Best Books I Read in 2025”
Dear Readers, With this list, we enter a third decade of the “Best Books I Read…”, which is both difficult to comprehend and heart-warming to ponder. This yearly feature began with the simple belief that [...]
Columns
Equality and the American Founding: A Catholic perspective
“All men are created equal!” Perhaps more than any other principle, this phrase captures the transcendent ideal that inspired the Founders to declare their independence from Great Britain. The triumph of the principle of equality [...]
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I. Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Vatican II, states that the Mohammedans “profess their faith as the faith of Abraham, and with us they worship the one, merciful God who will [...] -
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The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released today a “Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation” (Mater Populi Fidelis), and it has raised a few eyebrows along with [...] -
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Peter D. Beaulieu:
Yes, two very similar but also polar-opposite "antitheses," but then there's this from a thoughtful Muslim: “It all comes down…
Barbara:
Enjoyed reading this. Good to hear his story. I appreciate all he has done. We just visited Sister Wilhelminas convent…
Sean:
You know they were not headed for the US…how? Your intelligence Background / source?
