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Is a Schism in the Air? An interview with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller

June 7, 2026 CWR Staff 45

Vatican (kath.net) The decisions of the Second Vatican Council were not accepted by all Catholics. Some contented themselves with critical statements, but Bishop Marcel Lefebvre, who served, among other things, as Archbishop of Dakar, rejected […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, June 3, 2026

June 3, 2026 CWR Staff 10

Why the West Needs the American Founding (The American Spectator): “The Founding shows that the West’s deepest traditions can be reconciled and made to sustain a free society.” Theology of the Shoddy (Catholic Culture): “The […]

The Dispatch

Catholic Education Foundation hosts July 2026 seminar on role of priests in schools

May 31, 2026 CWR Staff 1

The Catholic Education Foundation is hosting its 12th annual seminar on the role of the priest in today’s Catholic school at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, the Athenaeum in Cincinnati. The intended audience is bishops, priests, and seminarians, and […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, May 27, 2026

May 27, 2026 CWR Staff 7

The Wine Is Jesus’ Blood (Catholic Answers): Christ’s blood at the Last Supper could still be present in the chalice even if it didn’t yet have the status of being the ‘blood of the covenant,’ […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, May 20, 2026

May 20, 2026 CWR Staff 21

Fr. James Martin: The “Mastermind” Behind the Two Testimonies in the Vatican’s Synod Report on Homosexuality (Diane Montagna’s Substack): “Jesuit Father James Martin was a key figure behind the inclusion of two testimonies in the […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, May 13, 2026

May 13, 2026 CWR Staff 9

‘Synodal Shepherds’ Attack the Sheep (The Catholic Thing): “What the Church has only recently become accustomed to is attacks upon her teaching coming from some of her shepherds, especially from the never-ending pronouncements emanating from […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, May 6, 2026

May 6, 2026 CWR Staff 36

The “New Mass” of 1964: Conclusion: “This multi-part study seeks to explore how the laity experienced and reacted to the very first post-conciliar liturgical changes.” I’m a Middle Eastern Immigrant – Zohran Mamdani Is Dangerous […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, April 29, 2026

April 29, 2026 CWR Staff 14

The Vatican’s Deal with the CCP is Not Working—But Washington Can Help (Providence): “In 2018, the Holy See made a deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in an effort to ‘contribute positively to the life […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

April 22, 2026 CWR Staff 8

A Brief History of Catholic Higher Education (From the Academy): “Whatever they are doing and wherever they are headed now, all modern Western universities trace their origins back to the medieval Catholic universities, beginning with […]

The Dispatch

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026 CWR Staff 10

Bookish Diversions: The Point of Poetry? Slow Down (Millers Book Review): “Since this April marks the thirtieth anniversary of National Poetry Month, I thought it’d be good to explore why—and what we’re missing.” Playthings, Zombies, and […]

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