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An Englishman in post-revolutionary America: A Fourth of July reflection

As Americans celebrate their independence from England, it is worth remembering an Englishman, later to be lionized by G. K. Chesterton, who moved to the [...]
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Liberty without life is a lie that must die

As we prepare to celebrate the freedom that our country is known for—the freedom that so many brave men and women fought for—it behooves us [...]
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Vatican downplays leaked documents on Latin Mass

The Confiteor at a Traditional Latin Mass. / Credit: James Bradley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican City, Jul 3, 2025 / 09:15 am (CNA).
A Vatican spokesman has played down the significance of recently leaked Vatican documents that appe… […]
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The Gospel, politics, and love of God

Like nature and grace, law and love have a complex and subtle relationship. Many Catholics insistently favor bridges over walls, inspiration over tradition, the spirit [...]
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Slipping Scripture past the modern cultural dragons

Reflecting upon the post-Christian West’s bias against Christianity, G. K. Chesterton once suggested that his modern-minded countrymen regard the Twelve Apostles “as Chinamen, and judge [...]

The Gospel, politics, and love of God

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James Kalb July 3, 2025 1

Like nature and grace, law and love have a complex and subtle relationship. Many Catholics insistently favor bridges over walls, inspiration over tradition, the spirit over the letter, and love over laws and institutions. They [...]

Mozambique insurgents decried as ‘devils’ preying on children

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Ngala Killian Chimtom July 1, 2025 0

Johan Viljoen, Director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute of the South African Bishops’ Conference, has issued a stark condemnation of the armed groups operating in Mozambique, labeling them as “devils.” In comments to CWR, [...]

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The changing fortunes of Catholic “Founding Father” in American history

Kevin Schmiesing July 1, 2025 22

As Catholic Americans prepare to mark Independence Day, we naturally look not only to the well-known “founding fathers” such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington but also to our Catholic forbears who were [...]

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Catholic progressives and the development of sexual doctrine

Matthew Becklo June 30, 2025 31

In 2023, the newly minted cardinal Robert Prevost was asked by CNS about comments he made a decade earlier on “beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel,” including abortion and the “homosexual lifestyle.” Had his views [...]

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The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the burning furnace of divine love

Larry Chapp June 27, 2025 8

June is the month the Church sets aside for the celebration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This has always been one of my favorite devotions and I love all the traditional trappings that adorn [...]

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Synodality is the result of a theological error: Küng vs. Ratzinger 2.0

Monsignor Martin Grichting June 26, 2025 58

(Chur, Switzerland. kath.net) Hans Küng would have enjoyed the 2021-2024 Vatican Synod. Because he was the one who tried sixty years earlier to equate the concepts of Synod (or Council) and Church. That was supposed to [...]

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Preventive war and the U.S. attack on Iran

Dr. Edward Feser June 25, 2025 42

Last week I argued that the U.S. should stay out of Israel’s war with Iran. America has now entered the war by bombing three facilities associated with Iran’s nuclear program. Is this action morally justifiable in light [...]

Essay

Is “Eucharist” a noun or a verb?

John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. June 23, 2025 21

Current Eucharistic debates cannot be reduced to allowing or not allowing the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass. If that was the issue rather than just a symptom, a solution might be more readily worked [...]

The Gospel, politics, and love of God

James Kalb July 3, 2025 1

Like nature and grace, law and love have a complex and subtle relationship. Many Catholics insistently favor bridges over walls, inspiration over tradition, the spirit over the letter, and love over laws and institutions. They [...]
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the burning furnace of divine love

Larry Chapp June 27, 2025 8
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James Kalb June 16, 2025 7

Liberal Catholic slanders and the election of 2024

Carl E. Olson November 20, 2024 128

The 2024 elections are now two weeks in the rear-view mirror, but the conversations (to use a polite word) over the what, why, and how of November 5, 2024, continue. While there is no shortage [...]
Reflections on a dozen years as editor of Catholic World Report

Carl E. Olson November 2, 2024 28
Defending Rupnik’s art is possible, but also scandalous and insulting

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2024 63

An Englishman in post-revolutionary America: A Fourth of July reflection

Liberty without life is a lie that must die

Vatican downplays leaked documents on Latin Mass

The Gospel, politics, and love of God

Slipping Scripture past the modern cultural dragons

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The Gospel, politics, and love of God

Mozambique insurgents decried as ‘devils’ preying on children

The changing fortunes of Catholic “Founding Father” in American history

Catholic progressives and the development of sexual doctrine

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the burning furnace of divine love

Synodality is the result of a theological error: Küng vs. Ratzinger 2.0

Preventive war and the U.S. attack on Iran

Is “Eucharist” a noun or a verb?

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The idolatry and “religion” of our present age

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Preventive war and the U.S. attack on Iran

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