The Dispatch
Sportsmanship and the season of our discontents
In early October, a dinner conversation with an old friend turned to why we both find the National Football League virtually unwatchable these days: the [...]
On the Taliban and the dehumanizing “regulations” of radical Islam
Essay
The Taliban, who took control of Kabul and overthrew the government of Afghanistan in August 2021, have set up a ministry for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice. In August 2023, they [...]
Newman on the Sacred Liturgy, Part One
Essay
Editor’s note: The following address was delivered to the Theology Department of the University of Dallas on November 5, 2025, and is posted here in two parts. When thinking of John Henry Newman, one’s thoughts [...]
Essay
The life of the Trinity in Saint Elizabeth Catez
Each year on a Sunday in May or June, every Catholic priest is assigned the seemingly impossible task of preaching about the mystery of the Trinity. Considering the number of theological errors about God that [...]
Analysis
The Emergence of the Post-Liberal Catholic Priest
A major recent survey suggests that a new generation of Catholic priests is breaking free of the restrictive political labels of “conservative” and “liberal,” recognizing that the claims of our Faith transcend such increasingly anachronistic branding. [...]
Columns
Catholicism and the problem of political extremism
Modern politics go to extremes. There are a variety of reasons for that. One is that modern thought likes to draw far-reaching conclusions from a few simple principles. In the natural sciences, where exact verification [...]
Editorial
The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard
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 [...]
Analysis
America’s Most Fruitful Dioceses: A Look at the Numbers
The median Latin-rite diocese in the United States has one infant baptism per year for every 113 Catholics, one non-infant reception into the Church per year for every 413 Catholics, one wedding per year for [...]
Features
Catholic leader: Religious sects, terrorist groups are “two wolves “preying on African youths
Nelson Moda, the head of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Mozambique and a lecturer at the Catholic University of Mozambique, has described religious sects and terrorist groups as “the two wolves” that prey on the [...]
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Peter D. Beaulieu:
Defending!?
Cleo:
Oops. I see that it's Archbishop Coakley. So I guess Cordileone is good. Naumann is an archbishop too, right?
DeaconEdwardPeitler:
Cleo, you've named TWO BISHOPS. Congratulations! There are over 400 bishops - retired and active. You have 398 to now…
