The Dispatch
A timely anniversary
Sixty years ago, on October 28, 1965, the Second Vatican Council adopted, and Pope Paul VI promulgated, the Declaration on the Relationship of the Church [...]
The challenge of Saint Carlos: To love Jesus and know Him in the Eucharist
Books
In the age of mass media, particularly with the influence and ubiquity of the internet, there have been several incredibly high-profile canonizations of new saints in recent years. These include Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Saint [...]
Language, Memory, and Community
Books
“My theme is memory, that winged host that soared about me one grey morning of wartime,” says Captain Charles Ryder in Evelyn Waugh’s novel, Brideshead Revisited. “These memories, which are my life—for we possess nothing certain [...]
Columns
Charity, liberty, and the contested history of the American story
In my previous essay, I proposed the idea of a “1531 Project” as a possible Catholic intervention into the contemporary culture wars over how properly to tell the story of American history. In this essay, [...]
Features
Ministry of Mercy: A review of Triumph Over Evil: Battle of the Exorcists
Reel Rating: 4 out of 5 reels Deliverance ministry is undergoing a revival in the early 21st century, both within the Church and the wider culture. When I was growing up in the late 1990s, [...]
Essay
The travels, detours, and miracles of Saint Anthony Mary Claret
Amazing supernatural events sometimes occur during the lives of the saints. But it is rare for miracles to be so frequent in an individual saint’s life that one could write a book simply about those [...]
Features
Nigerian church leaders welcome conclusions confirming Christian genocide
Church leaders in Nigeria say they are gladdened at the conclusion reached by a U.S. fact-finder that there is a systematic plan to erase Christianity in the African country. Mike Arnold, on October 14th, presented [...]
Chapp's Schtick
On the liberal, petty, and hypocritical attacks on Bishop Robert Barron
At its annual meeting in November, the USCCB will be electing a new president and vice president. A slate of ten names has been put forward. They are as follows: Bishop Robert Barron, Diocese of [...]
Essay
“Thy Kingdom Come!”: Christ the King reigns in consciences
That Jesus taught His disciples to pray for the coming of the kingdom (Mt 6:9–13; Lk 11:2–4) long before they could fully understand its true nature has long intrigued me. Clearly, Jesus intends to lead [...]
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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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Carl E. Olson:
Oregon is a beautiful, lovely place. And it's ground zero for the culture of death. So, go figure. As I…
MrsHess:
It is not just a shortage of young people. It is a shortage of young people who "identify" with our…
