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About John Clark
John Clark is a regular columnist for The National Catholic Register and has served as a speechwriter for candidates for the U. S. House, U. S. Senate, and President. He has written four books and approximately five hundred articles about Catholic family life and apologetics. His latest book is titled God's Wounds: The Remarkable Truth of Those Who Bore the Signs of Christ's Passion (Catholic Answers Press, 2025). John and his wife, Lisa, have nine children and live in central Florida.
The Dispatch

“Generational Sin” and the Days of Darkness

July 16, 2026 John Clark 66

There is no such thing as “generational sin.” That sentence may shock some readers who have aligned themselves with well-known Catholic writers and priests who argue to the contrary. The “generational sin” concept is most […]

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Opinion: Speaking the truth about the Pope and politics

May 5, 2026 John Clark 101

In 1938, Monsignor Fulton Sheen wrote, “There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the […]

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Readings: • Mt. 21:1-11 • Is 50:4-7 • Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 • Phil 2:6-11 • Mt 26:14-27:66 “For the infant Church, ‘Palm Sunday’ was not a thing of the past,” wrote Pope Benedict […]

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