Catholic World Report
Catholic World Report

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email (Weekly Newsletter)
  • RSS
  • Home
  • Columns
    • Chapp’s Schtick
    • Ecclesia et Civitas
    • God’s First
    • God’s Two Books
    • The Past Present
  • Features
    • Analysis
    • Books
    • Editorial
    • Essay
    • Film & Music
    • History
    • Interview
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Special Report
  • The Dispatch
  • Topics
    • Pope Francis
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • Books
    • Canon Law
    • All Topics
  • About CWR
  • Advertise
  • Donate
News Briefs
  • [ September 13, 2025 ] Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian birthdays: Simplicity, closeness, and community News Briefs
  • [ September 13, 2025 ] Pope Leo XIV urges theologians to defend creation and human dignity in the age of AI News Briefs
  • [ September 13, 2025 ] Pope Leo approves new measures to include people with disabilities in Vatican workforce News Briefs
  • [ September 13, 2025 ] Faith, family and God’s mercy: Highlights from Erika Kirk’s TV address News Briefs
  • [ September 13, 2025 ] ‘Kendrick was joyful all the time,’ reflects father of Kendrick Castillo News Briefs

Articles by Janet E. Smith

About Janet E. Smith
Janet E. Smith holds the Father Michael J. McGivney Chair of Life Ethics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. She has recently edited Why Humanae vitae Is Still Right (Ignatius Press 2018) and Self-Gift, Essays on Humanae vitae and the Thought of John Paul II (Emmaus Press: 2018)
The Dispatch

McCarrick, dissent from ‘Humanae vitae’, and the ‘sensus fidelium’

July 24, 2018 Janet E. Smith 37

The price the Church has paid for neglecting to preach the truths of Humanae vitae and to promote Natural Family Planning is incalculable.  […]

The Dispatch

Overcoming Fr. Martin’s dissent through genuine, transforming love

September 29, 2017 Janet E. Smith 54

True welcoming means we make it clear we want everyone to join us in following Jesus. […]

Analysis

Fr. James Martin’s weak and wobbly bridge

July 13, 2017 Janet E. Smith 56

The need for better “rapport” between the Catholic Church and those who experience same-sex attraction, their friends and family, and the public at large is undeniable. Fr. James Martin, S.J. in his book Building A […]

General

Did Paul VI approve of Congo nuns using the Pill? Does it matter if he didn’t?

February 27, 2016 Janet E. Smith 0

I find the insistence in some quarters that Pope Paul VI never approved the use of contraception by nuns in the Congo in danger of being raped to be curious. It is not a claim […]

Essay

Contraception, Congo Nuns, Choosing the Lesser Evil, and Conflict of Commandments

February 20, 2016 Janet E. Smith 0

It is time to review some basic principles that bear upon the question of the morality of contraception. Meaning of contraception: Thing and act First, let us note that the word “contraception” is used to […]

General

Joseph Prever’s Talk at the “Accompanying and Welcoming Conference”: A Response to Deacon Jim Russell

August 26, 2015 Janet E. Smith 0

The conference “Accompanying and Welcoming Our Brothers and Sisters with Same-Sex Attraction,” jointly sponsored by the Archdiocese of Detroit and Courage International, with generous funding from the Our Sunday Visitor, featured 30 speakers. It would […]

No Picture
Books

Pope Benedict XVI discusses condoms and the spread of HIV

November 20, 2010 Janet E. Smith 0

From Chapter 11, “The Journeys of a Shepherd,” pages 117-119: On the occasion of your trip to Africa in March 2009, the Vatican’s policy on AIDs once again became the target of media criticism.Twenty-five percent […]

The Dispatch: More from CWR

  • The Holy Cross is an invitation to faith, to life, to love

    Carl E. Olson September 13, 2025 11
  • Pew survey: 8 out of 10 U.S. Catholics view Pope Leo XIV favorably

    Catholic News Agency September 12, 2025 11
  • Ninth Circuit Court rules Christian mother in Oregon be allowed to adopt siblings

    Charles J. Russo September 12, 2025 2
  • Opinion: Finis Disputationis

    Ronald L. Jelinek, Ph.D. September 11, 2025 36

Follow CWR on Facebook

  • Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian birthdays: Simplicity, closeness, and community
  • The Holy Cross is an invitation to faith, to life, to love
  • Pope Leo XIV urges theologians to defend creation and human dignity in the age of AI
  • Pope Leo approves new measures to include people with disabilities in Vatican workforce
  • Faith, family and God’s mercy: Highlights from Erika Kirk’s TV address
  • ‘Kendrick was joyful all the time,’ reflects father of Kendrick Castillo
  • Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins: Charlie Kirk ‘died a martyr’
abortion Americas Asia - Pacific Catholic Church Catholic News COVID-19 Eucharist Europe Jesus Christ Middle East - Africa Pope Francis pro-life prolife prolife2023 prolife2024 religious freedom Ukraine Ukraine War US Vatican Vatican news
  • Edward J Baker: Francis had a history of embracing process theology, including the contention that an incomplete God is in the process of…
  • Chris in Maryland: I found it helpful to read Dr. Hitchcock’s essay, in that it helped clarify what I think is a general…
  • LJ: American colonists were treated very badly by the British, who objected to the colonists wanting to be treated like the…

Join Our Free Newsletter

Daily
Weekly


 
Search CWR
Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email (Weekly Newsletter)
  • RSS
Recent Comments
  • Edward J Baker on The Future of Synodality
  • Chris in Maryland on Conservative Bishops, Liberal Results
  • LJ on Why is there so much political hatred today?
  • knowall on Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah Valley University event
  • mrscracker on Faith, family and God’s mercy: Highlights from Erika Kirk’s TV address
Also on CWR
No Picture
General

The challenge of being black and Catholic in the U.S.

Carl E. Olson February 2, 2012 0

A few years ago I interviewed my friend, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, about being “black and Catholic in America”. It is worth revisiting during Black History Month, as Deacon Harold addresses a number of important topics. […]

  • Home
  • About / Contact
  • Free Newsletter
  • Advertising
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy

© Catholic World Report

Our Spring Sale Has Started

You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/

A FAITHFULLY CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE

Sign up to receive a weekly email with news, analysis, and commentary from a voice you can trust!

* indicates required


Daily
Weekly