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Articles by Carl E. Olson

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.

Surprising Catholic Endorsements?

January 8, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

From yesterday’s edition of The New York Times: MANCHESTER, N.H. — Five former ambassadors to the Vatican endorsed Mitt Romney on Saturday, choosing a Mormon over two Roman Catholic rivals in the race for the […]

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan to be named a Cardinal

January 6, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

Here is the official announcement, on the Archdiocese of New York website. More from the New York Times: Eight of the ten archbishops in the history of the New York archdiocese have been named cardinals, […]

Two Key Misconceptions about the Boston Scandal

January 5, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

Editor’s note: The following post was written by Philip F. Lawler, editor emeritus of Catholic World Report. He is the editor of Catholic World News (cwnews.com) and author of The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of […]

Protestant, Jewish leaders also oppose contraceptive-coverage mandate

January 5, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

As reported by the Associated Baptist Press: More than 60 Protestant and Orthodox Jewish religious leaders wrote the White House Dec. 21 asking President Obama not to implement a mandate requiring all private insurers to […]

A Year of Planned Barrenhood: 329,455 abortions and 841 adoption “referrals”

January 5, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

The Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has released its 2009-2010 annual report, and the numbers are big, especially the number of babies killed and the amount of money collected. CNSNews.com summarizes some of the most […]

It’s Rick Santorum’s turn, but for how long?

January 4, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

A few weeks ago it seemed that Rick Santorum couldn’t pay the media to pay attention to his campaign. Now, having traversed the state of Iowa relentlessly for weeks on end, he has a very […]

Can religion turn people into fools?

January 3, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

Certainly. And Leon Wieseltier sets out to explain how in his scathing review of Alex Rosenberg’s book, The Atheist’s Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life Without Illusions: Is there a god? No. What is the nature of […]

Details of Benedict XVI’s March 23-28 apostolic trip to Mexico and Cuba

January 3, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

From Vatican Information Service: VATICAN CITY, 3 JAN 2012 (VIS) – Yesterday the episcopal conferences of Mexico and Cuba published separate press communiques announcing details of Benedict XVI’s forthcoming visit to those countries, due to […]

A Distinguished Past, a Changing Present, an Online Future

January 2, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

The writer of Ecclesiastes was a man who had clearly spent time contemplating the transitory yet steady nature of time and existence. “What has been is what will be,” he wrote, “and what has been […]

Personhood in the Age of the Theorist-Consumer

December 2, 2011 Carl E. Olson 0

The basic problem with wanting to have it both ways is that you usually end up with either nothing or (more often) the destruction of the good. We Americans, sadly, have a weakness for having […]