Interview
A “tough guy” priest, in the gulag and beyond
Father Walter Ciszek is known for his courage while imprisoned in the Soviet Union. But his spiritual writings show him to be “a saint of […]
Articles by Jim Graves
Interview
Sharing the love of Christ in the East Bay Area
Bishop of Oakland Michael Barber, SJ, 63, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, where his father, an insurance agent, was on temporary assignment. He is the oldest of three sons, another of whom would go on […]
The Dispatch
A close friend remembers Servant of God Cora Evans
Darryl Hickman, 86, was a successful child actor in the 1930s and 40s, working alongside many prominent actors in the Golden Age of Hollywood. He went on to become a successful television executive, producer, writer, and […]
Interview
Former Anglican bishop finds a home in the Catholic Church
Monsignor Keith Newton, 65, is the ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, headquartered in London, England. The ordinariate was established in 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI; its purpose is to reunite Anglicans with Rome while preserving […]
Interview
Bishop Paprocki responds to controversy, criticisms over decree on same-sex “marriage”
On June 12, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois issued a decree regarding same-sex “marriage” (SSM) and “related pastoral issues”. In it, he reaffirmed traditional Catholic teaching that marriage can only be “a covenant between one man […]
Books
Why the label “gay” impoverishes and harms our view of the human person
Daniel Mattson is a writer, speaker, and professional musician whose new book Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace (Ignatius Press), is described as a “frank memoir” […]
Interview
The 400-year-old Marian apparition that is particularly relevant today
Southern California apologist Matthew Arnold, author and founder of the Catholic apologetics organization Pro Multis Media, has placed his apostolate under the patronage of Our Lady of Good Success, a little-known apparition of Mary to […]
The Dispatch
Vin Scully and Patricia Heaton reflect on centrality of Christ in their lives
The Orange Catholic Foundation, which raises funds for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Orange, California, held its 15th annual Conference on Business & Ethics in May at the Anaheim Hilton, a hotel across the […]
The Dispatch
Abp. Carlson reflects on Catholic education, secular media, Girl Scouts, “Amoris Laetitia”
Archbishop Robert Carlson, 72, has served as Archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri, since 2009. He is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1970. He […]
Interview
Fighting the ideologies of contraception, divorce, and gender
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse is a Catholic author, speaker, academic, and founder of the Ruth Institute (www.ruthinstitute.org), “dedicated to finding Christ-like solutions to the problems of family breakdown.” The Institute “has accumulated decades of research to support individuals and […]