The Dispatch
You Better Watch Out—St. Nicholas is Coming to Town
The seldom-told stories of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. […]
Articles by Christopher B. Warner
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Blessed Grapes and Hymns of Glory: The Feast of the Transfiguration in the Eastern Churches
Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted at CWR on August 6, 2013. August 6th commemorates Christ’s transfiguration in glory on Mount Tabor. The Transfiguration is one of twelve major feasts on the Eastern Christian liturgical […]
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On the Eve of Francis and Bartholomew’s Embrace
Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will meet in Bethlehem, Sunday evening, and then pray together in an ecumenical prayer service at the Holy Sepulcher. The events of the weekend can be followed through the […]
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Suggested Prayer Intentions for the Week of Christian Unity 2014
This week (18-25 January) has been observed as the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity for over one hundred years. This year’s theme is, “Has Christ Divided Us?” (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:13). As we […]
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Pope Francis and the “ecumenism of blood”
In a recent interview with Vatican Insider’s, Andrea Tornielli, Pope Francis talked about Christmas and addressed a few popular misconceptions about his new exhortation. For example, the Pope confirmed that Marxism “is wrong”, supported breast-feeding […]
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Prayer and Martyrdom are Mightier than the Sword
I recently asked an anonymous, young, Syrian Christian studying in America what he thought the best solution for Syria was. “The foreign fighters are bad, but so is Assad,” he said, “Nevertheless, there is hope […]
Film & Music
Church Fathers and Church Music
At the beginning of this 50th anniversary year of Vatican II, Benedict XVI called for a renewed, authentic reading and implementation of the council documents. After suffering through many decades of vulgar, saccharine Church music, […]
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Samuel Gregg gives three responses to infringements on religious liberty
Samuel Gregg, senior research fellow at the Acton Institute, gave the culminating lecture at Acton University yesterday. He courageously reminded the 900 conference participants from 85 countries of the universal duty to seek religious truth. […]
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“Sister Churches” Revisited
It is surprising how much weight can be put on a single, limited analogy, like the notion of sister Churches. There are several images of the Church of Christ that have been set forth by […]
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Middle Eastern Christians struggle due to American foreign policy, Jewish nationalism, and Muslim jihad
Current events reveal a heartbreaking reality about Christians suffering in the Middle East. There seem to be very few authorities Middle Eastern Christians can turn to for basic human freedoms and protection. Asia news reports […]