The Dispatch
‘Crux’: A reflective journey through Lent, led by Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR
The 40 days of Lent point us to the cross and to the hope and joy of Easter Sunday. During the fast-approaching Lenten season, it [...]
Remembering Cardinal Mercier (1851–1926): Thomist, Ecumenist, Mariologist
Essay
This year marks the centenary of the death of Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier of Belgium, who died on January 23, 1926. Priest, Archbishop, Cardinal Born in 1851 in the French-speaking region of Brabant, Belgium, Mercier entered the diocesan [...]
On the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church
Essay
This Sunday celebrates the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church. We are also fast approaching the onset of Lent. With that in mind, I would like to urge you [...]
Features
Archbishop Gänswein: With Pope Leo, “normality” is returning to the Vatican
In an exclusive interview with EWTN News, Pope Benedict XVI’s former secretary said “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican with Pope Leo XIVJan 23, 2026 / 06:27 am (CNA). Archbishop Georg Gänswein says last [...]
Books
“It is in the sacrament of the Eucharist where we profit from His Passion”
The Eucharist is at the heart of our lives as Catholics, a truth that the Church has long recognized and celebrated. But what does that mean? What role does the Eucharist play in our lives? [...]
Editorial
The Politics of Three Cardinals
Just a week after Archbishop Coakley, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Noem, three U.S. cardinals ignored Archbishop Coakley’s [...]
Essay
Islam, Iran, and the separation of church and state
Public debate surrounding the turmoil in Iran is increasing, and rightly so. Unfortunately, I have observed an increasing default to a tired conclusion, namely that religion itself represents a corrosive threat to political order and [...]
Essay
When words mean anything, they mean nothing(ness)
Over the course of a few days in mid-January, the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) heard oral argument in a major Title IX case, a U.S. Senate committee held a hearing about the danger of chemical abortions, and [...]
Features
The “Old Mass” and the “Novus Ordo” Mass: Irreconcilable differences?
Editor’s note: This essay was posted originally at CWR on July 3, 2022. “Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” (Col. 3:21) The relationship between the preconciliar and postconciliar forms of Mass [...]
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December 31, 2025, marked the third anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict XVI. Perhaps, therefore, now is as good a time as any to look back and reflect on his legacy. But why yet [...] -
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Just a week after Archbishop Coakley, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Noem, three U.S. cardinals ignored Archbishop Coakley’s [...] -
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Peter D. Beaulieu:
About the meaning of “normalcy”, Gänswein is simply walking in step (vademecum!) with the self-evident wisdom of Winston Churchill: “If…
Michael J Weirsky:
I am genuinely excited with Priest Meduza as his spell has provided me with financial stability after winning $273 MILLION…
Knowall:
We had affirmative action in our state, which is like reverse discrimination many times.
