The Dispatch
On Joseph of Cupertino, the embarrassing (and levitating) Saint
His classmates called him “the Gaper,” an ugly nickname to describe his habit of staring with his mouth wide open. But today he is known [...]
Will Charlie Kirk’s death help galvanize the pro-life movement?
Features
I looked up from my work to see a text from one of my son’s schoolmates: “Hi Mrs. Seeley, a couple of us have decided to go to the clinic and pray today just because [...]
Western Civilization under Attack: Part Two
Analysis
Western civilization, Islam, and secular elites formed the triangle that I began to develop in the first installment of this alarum. My thesis is that this precious thing, Western civilization, to which we all owe [...]
Essay
The miraculous crucifix of San Marcello and hope in the face of death
The paradox at the heart of Christianity is the Cross. Through Christ’s sacrifice, this instrument of death has become the source of lasting life. Christ hung upon the Cross not just as a “living victim” [...]
Analysis
Conversions and Receptions into the Church: A Look at the Numbers
In 1937, Fr. Edward Betowski, a professor at St. Joseph’s Seminary in New York, published Spurs to Conversion, a compilation of weekly reflections encouraging priests to cultivate a missionary spirit in themselves and in their parishioners. Lamenting [...]
Features
Conservative Bishops, Liberal Results
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a new feature category titled “From the Archives,” which will, as the name indicates, be pieces from CWR’s extensive archives. It seems fitting that this first essay, [...]
Chapp's Schtick
On the urgent need to recognize and reject religious relativism
Way back in olden times, when I was still a professor of theology, one of the most ubiquitous attitudes amongst the students was that it does not matter which religion one practiced since “all religions [...]
Essay
Conversion Story: Coda—The Year of Castles and Roses
“Revival” is not a common word in the Episcopalian lexicon, but the spiritual excitement that permeated All Angels’ Church under the Rev. Martyn Minns may fairly be called a revival. There were conflicts and failures, [...]
Editorial
The Future of Synodality
There are no first, second or third-class Catholics, no.… Please, let us get used to listening to each other, to talking, not cutting our heads off for a word. To listen, to discuss in a [...]
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There are no first, second or third-class Catholics, no.… Please, let us get used to listening to each other, to talking, not cutting our heads off for a word. To listen, to discuss in a [...] -
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The Pitchfork Rebel:
I have worked all my life in bureaucracies, public and private. Once a particular viewpoint attains a "critical mass", it…
God’s Fool:
Thank you Mr. Gibbons for reprinting this. I disagreed with the President that Mr. Kirk should be called a martyr,…
