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Wisconsin woman on a mission to bring Our Lady of Good Success to others

The Blessed Mother worked in Karin Strasser’s life all along, even if she didn’t realize it. In the early 1990s, she traveled to the Working [...]
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Is “Eucharist” a noun or a verb?

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 [...]
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Euthanasia facility quietly opens at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver

St. Paul’s Hospital, operated by Providence Health Care, has a MAID facility on its campus, operated by the British Columbia government’s Vancouver Coastal Health. / Credit: Terry O’Neill

Vancouver, Canada, Jun 23, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
A gove… […]
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From the Iconic to the Idolatrous

In his debut collection of stories, Lucas Smith depicts people of faith under challenging circumstances ranging from the historical to the contemporary and futuristic. A [...]
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Reality or “Reality”? A critique of Fr. David Tracy’s view of religious pluralism

Editor’s note: The prominent Catholic theologian Fr. David Tracy (1939-2025), who was known for his writings on pluralism, religious diversity, and interreligious dialogue, died on April [...]

Reality or “Reality”? A critique of Fr. David Tracy’s view of religious pluralism

Analysis

Eduardo Echeverria June 22, 2025 8

Editor’s note: The prominent Catholic theologian Fr. David Tracy (1939-2025), who was known for his writings on pluralism, religious diversity, and interreligious dialogue, died on April 29th, at the age of 86. In this essay, aspects [...]

Why St. John Fisher lost his head—and why it still matters

Essay

Dawn Beutner June 22, 2025 10

When the Catholic Church commemorates the martyrdoms of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More every June 22nd, people tend to think that their deaths were just collateral damage in King Henry VIII’s spat with the [...]

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Opinion: The U.S. should stay out of Israel’s war with Iran

Dr. Edward Feser June 21, 2025 105

Let me say at the outset that I agree with the view that it would be bad for the Iranian regime to acquire a nuclear weapon. How close it is to actually acquiring one, I [...]

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Hospitality that leaves a mark and draws others to Christ

Mallory Smyth June 20, 2025 11

They say, “Never meet your heroes; you’ll only be disappointed.” That rule must apply even more when you are a devout Catholic, and your hero is a Protestant pastor. Nevertheless, I, the Catholic, ignored that [...]

Analysis

NPR and the Shrinking of the Western Mind

Rodney Howsare June 18, 2025 51

I have noticed something of a pattern with National Public Radio (NPR) lately: when they interview or feature religious persons, said persons tend also to be homosexual. In February 2023, Ashlee Green wrote a gushing [...]

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Cardinal Burke appeals for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass

Catholic News Agency June 17, 2025 221

Cardinal Raymond Burke gives the final blessing during the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage Mass in Rome on Oct. 25, 2014. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 / 16:31 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Raymond Burke said he has asked Pope Leo… […]

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Technology and Social Justice

James Kalb June 16, 2025 7

Misconceptions about human life and social order lead to endless trouble. So, I’ll make a few more comments on current misconceptions that relate to social justice. One misconception is an overemphasis on individual choice that [...]

Books

Fighting fires and growing in faith: An interview with Benjamin O’Brien

Paul Senz June 15, 2025 2

Benjamin O’Brien is the author of The Proving Grounds: A Catholic on Ladder 17 (Ignatius Press, 2025), a memoir of a rookie firefighter who struggles to overcome the challenges of his dangerous job while growing in [...]

Technology and Social Justice

James Kalb June 16, 2025 7

Misconceptions about human life and social order lead to endless trouble. So, I’ll make a few more comments on current misconceptions that relate to social justice. One misconception is an overemphasis on individual choice that [...]
The idolatry and “religion” of our present age

Dr. Christopher Shannon June 12, 2025 33
Cultivating the Soul: Gardening as Catechesis

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. June 11, 2025 5

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

Wisconsin woman on a mission to bring Our Lady of Good Success to others

Is “Eucharist” a noun or a verb?

Euthanasia facility quietly opens at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver

From the Iconic to the Idolatrous

Reality or “Reality”? A critique of Fr. David Tracy’s view of religious pluralism

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Reality or “Reality”? A critique of Fr. David Tracy’s view of religious pluralism

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NPR and the Shrinking of the Western Mind

Cardinal Burke appeals for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass

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Fighting fires and growing in faith: An interview with Benjamin O’Brien

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