The Dispatch
The Gospel of the Trinity: “God is Love”
Readings: • Ex 34:4B-6, 8-9 • Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 • 2 Cor 13:11-13 • Jn 3:16-18 “The divine nature,” wrote St. Thomas [...]
The Motionless Flight: First English translation of Divo Barsotti’s spiritual diary
Books
People look for treasures in different places. Pearl divers go into the depths of the ocean, adventurers go into the Amazon forest, and academics go into the library. That last search is not as dangerous [...]
No shelter-in-place for the unborn
Features
These past three months have often felt like wartime, complete with restrictions and rationing. And as often happens in wartime, a parallel struggle has played out under cover of the general chaos. Its battles have [...]
Books
Body Language: A Review of Hope to Die
Upon first receiving my review copy of this substantive little book (it is truly a work in the situation of multum in parvo), I assumed it would be classic Scott Hahn: robust Catholic teaching informed [...]
Columns
Social justice as a religion
Last month I noted that modern people are impressed by the power of technology, industrial organization, and the managerial state. The resulting emphasis on man’s power over things has led people to view the social [...]
Essay
A Saintly View of Vatican II
“By canonizing some of the faithful, i.e., by solemnly proclaiming that they practiced heroic virtue and lived in fidelity to God’s grace, the Church recognizes the power of the Spirit of holiness within her and [...]
Editorial
Riots, Technocrats, and Normality
What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun. Is there a thing of which it is said, “See, [...]
Essay
The Holy Spirit in and of the Church
Condensing forty-five pages of the Catechism into a brief reflection is a frustrating exercise, especially when the topic is the meaning of life in the Church. The approach here is not so much to summarize [...]
Features
Treat politicians the same as priests in sexual misconduct allegations
Yesterday, I published an op-ed in The Washington Times online edition, asking Democrats not to repeat the mistakes of the Catholic Church with Tara Reade. It appeared in the newspaper’s print edition this morning. Many [...]
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Last month I noted that modern people are impressed by the power of technology, industrial organization, and the managerial state. The resulting emphasis on man’s power over things has led people to view the social [...] -
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What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun. Is there a thing of which it is said, “See, [...] -
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SATVRDAY EDITION – Big Pulpit:
[…] Bishop Murry of Youngstown Dies after Stepping Down Due to Leukemia – Catholic News Agency NYC Mayor de Blasio:…
Carl E. Olson:
Many of the attacks on Cardinal Pell have clearly been political in nature. But defending him from injustice is not…
C Hallam:
No that is not what upset me. My consern is manyfold. To help you, Carl and others understand where I…
