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About Carl E. Olson
Carl E. Olson is editor of Catholic World Report and Ignatius Insight. He is the author of Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?, Will Catholics Be "Left Behind"?, co-editor/contributor to Called To Be the Children of God, co-author of The Da Vinci Hoax (Ignatius), and author of the "Catholicism" and "Priest Prophet King" Study Guides for Bishop Robert Barron/Word on Fire. His recent books on Lent and Advent—Praying the Our Father in Lent (2021) and Prepare the Way of the Lord (2021)—are published by Catholic Truth Society. He is also a contributor to "Our Sunday Visitor" newspaper, "The Catholic Answer" magazine, "The Imaginative Conservative", "The Catholic Herald", "National Catholic Register", "Chronicles", and other publications. Follow him on Twitter @carleolson.
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The Dispatch

The Beatitudes: The new Law given by the new Moses

January 28, 2023 Carl E. Olson 5

Readings: • Zeph. 2:3; 3:12-13 • Psa. 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 • 1 Cor. 1:26-31 • Matt. 5:1-12a During this Sunday’s Gospel reading we hear the Beatitudes, among the most well-known and oft-quoted sayings of Jesus. […]

Editorial

Dialoguing with the most incoherent document ever sent out from Rome

January 21, 2023 Carl E. Olson 76

Shortly before his death two weeks ago, Cardinal George Pell wrote an essay lambasting what he described as “one of the most incoherent documents ever sent out from Rome.” Noted researcher and professor of sociology […]

The Dispatch

Jesus Christ is not a mere fact, but a living invitation

January 21, 2023 Carl E. Olson 8

Readings: • Is 8:23-9:3 • Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 • 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 • Mt 4:12-23 In the opening paragraphs of Spe Salvi, his 2007 encyclical on hope, Pope Benedict XVI observed that the […]

The Dispatch

Updated: Former CWR editor George Neumayr dies with malaria while in Africa

January 20, 2023 Carl E. Olson 49

Update (Jan 25, 2023): The Neumayr family has released a statement about George Neumayr’s death: “It is with great sadness that the family of George Neumayr announces his untimely passing on January 19, 2023. He […]

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The Lamb of God and the Salvation of the World

January 14, 2023 Carl E. Olson 17

Readings: • Is 49:3, 5-6 • Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 • 1 Cor 1:1-3 • Jn 1:29-34 Taken as a whole, this Sunday’s readings can, I think, be summarized in a single sentence: […]

The Dispatch

Breaking: Cardinal George Pell has died at age 81

January 10, 2023 Carl E. Olson 10

From Edward Pentin at National Catholic Register: Cardinal George Pell has died in Rome this evening at the age of 81. The Australian cardinal had been admitted to a Rome hospital for routine hip replacement […]

The Dispatch

The Magi and the indescribable glory of the Incarnation

January 6, 2023 Carl E. Olson 4

Readings for The Epiphany of the Lord: • Is 60:1-6 • Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 • Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 • Mt 2:1-12 “You have revealed Yourself to the world today, and your light, O […]

The Dispatch

A beginner’s guide to reading Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI

January 5, 2023 Carl E. Olson 4

A couple of days ago, looking through and re-reading sections from some of the many (many!) books by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI, I took this photo and posted it on Twitter and Facebook: To my […]

The Dispatch

The 22 most popular Catholic World Report stories and articles of 2022

January 1, 2023 Carl E. Olson 3

Two topics dominated the most read CWR pieces of 2021: vaccines and liturgy. This year’s list centers around the Vatican: the Vatican bank, the Vatican Publishing House, Pope Francis, the Synod, synodality, the German church, […]

Books

The life, faith, and struggle of Joseph Ratzinger: An interview with Peter Seewald

January 1, 2023 Carl E. Olson 38

Note: Marking the death Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI on December 31st, CWR is reposting this interview, first posted on January 13, 2021. The veteran German journalist Peter Seewald first met Joseph Ratzinger nearly thirty years ago. […]

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