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Philip Primeau's writings have appeared in Crisis, Aleteia, Homiletic & Pastoral Review, Catholic Exchange, and elsewhere. He publishes regularly at gladsomelight.substack.com.
The Dispatch

Opinion: A Cautious Case for the Iran War

March 27, 2026 Philip Primeau 48

Editor’s note: The opinions presented here are the author’s alone and should not be taken to reflect the views of the Catholic World Report staff or of Ignatius Press staff. The present war with Iran […]

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The sword of Peter, the ear of Malchus, and wise zeal

March 29, 2024 Philip Primeau 8

The proclamation of the gospel is fraught with spiritual peril, especially when an interlocutor is immature or misinformed, and we ourselves are hardly replete with prudence. We are obliged to boldly account for our hope […]

Features

Protestant theologian, Catholic layman, and priest respond to Fiducia Supplicans

December 21, 2023 Robert A. J. Gagnon, Philip Primeau, Father Jerry J. Pokorsky, CWR Staff 64

The Declaration Fiducia Supplicans (FS), released Monday morning has, to put it mildly, roiled the waters and unleashed a torrent of reaction—not just within the Church, but in secular media and among many non-Catholic groups. […]

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Trump and the triumph of the dramatic style

August 14, 2018 Philip Primeau 8

Increasingly, politics becomes performative bloodsport, along the lines of professional wrestling, with citizens playing the role of titillated fans howling from the bleachers. […]

Features

Immigration, moral authority, and the “order of love”

June 19, 2018 Philip Primeau 18

The question of immigration is complicated enough under the best circumstances. But the problem of mass migration, much of it illegal, in a globalized world […]

Analysis

Jacob Rees-Mogg wins praise, but unwittingly privileges tolerance over truth

May 27, 2018 Philip Primeau 11

Ultimately, tolerance must be balanced with discrimination, as it is impossible that society should equally accept all conducts, creeds, and metaphysical claims. […]

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