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The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, November 12, 2025

November 12, 2025 CWR Staff 9

The DDF’s Strange Fixation – “It is disturbing that a few online trolls could prompt an official statement from a Vatican dicastery— a statement that dismays and offends so many loyal, faithful Catholics …” The […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, November 5, 2025

November 5, 2025 CWR Staff 24

The Process of Purgation – “Those in Purgatory are our brethren and sisters, all belonging to the larger and mystical Body of Christ. They demand our prayers. Indeed, we are linked to them—far more than […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! news and views for Wednesday, October 29, 2025

October 29, 2025 CWR Staff 4

Network of Terror – “The Near East, the cradle of Christianity, is now filled with governments and non-state actors overtly hostile to Christians.” Don’t Fall for the Islamic Republic’s Attempt at “Christian-Washing” (Providence) Smooth Flying, […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, October 22, 2025

October 22, 2025 CWR Staff 11

A Little Blue School – “Even more difficult than opening a classical Catholic school in East Tennessee is opening a Chesterton Academy, for the mere reason that no one here knows who G.K. Chesterton is.” […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, October 15, 2025

October 15, 2025 CWR Staff 16

Problematic Liberties and Competing Liberalisms – “At the founding of our nation, the definition of individual liberty seemed Christian, when in fact it wasn’t—at least not entirely.” A Clash of Liberalisms (What We Need Now) […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, October 8, 2025

October 8, 2025 CWR Staff 14

Peter Kreeft, the Anomaly – “Kreeft’s gift isn’t just in philosophy — it’s in making the hardest parts of faith feel accessible.” On the Occasion of a Favorite Professor Turning the Pen on Himself (New […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, October 1, 2025

October 1, 2025 CWR Staff 25

Pope Leo: Support for Death Penalty Is Not Pro-Life – “‘Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life,’ the pope explained.” Pope Leo XIV Wades […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, September 24, 2025

September 24, 2025 CWR Staff 6

The Palantiri and Orcs – “Within the theological framework Tolkien utilized, an important, though oft-overlooked aspect of the trilogy is its application to contemporary geopolitical issues, particularly those stemming from modern technology.” Tolkien, Technology, and […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, September 17, 2025

September 17, 2025 CWR Staff 3

Prayer and the Peace of Christ Today – “The Catholic tradition proposes that the only adequate answer to the social horror we are witnessing is the peace of Christ, and the saints and martyrs of […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, September 10, 2025

September 10, 2025 CWR Staff 14

The Only Savior – “A Church united on the essential truths of the Christian faith : this is what Pope Leo wants, judging by the actions and words of the start of his pontificate.” Jesus […]

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