The Dispatch
After the Irish debacle
Ireland has been a post-Christian society for decades. It times to take bold steps in order to turn things around in Irish Catholicism. […]
abortion
Analysis
Hard lessons from our ancient forebears in the Faith
There is some comfort to be had in the fact that, appearances aside, things really have always been so, that the project we call Western […]
Essay
Ireland and the end of cultural Catholicism
In a global village and a global Church where ethnic identities are dissolving, cultural Catholicism is also disintegrating. […]
Features
As vote approaches, Irish pro-lifers fight to save the Eighth
If Ireland votes to legalize abortion on Friday, this would be a defeat not only for the Irish pro-life movement, but also for pro-lifers across […]
Books
Debating the 8th offers pro-life and pro-abortion arguments prior to Ireland’s referendum
Editor Conor O’Riordan has compiled a candid and often challenging collection of essays, which attempts to bring together arguments from both sides of the debate. […]
Features
A bishop reflects on 45 years of priestly ministry
“I like to say that I was not ordained to be irrelevant,” says Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island. “The Church, and bishops […]
The Dispatch
As local elections loom, London isn’t what it used to be
Catholic social teaching isn’t the property of a single political party—but there are concerns that it is increasingly difficult to be an active Catholic in […]
The Dispatch
“Roe v. Wade” Derangement Syndrome
The defense of the indefensible leads to rage, and rage becomes a form of madness. […]
Features
Reading Pope Francis with both respectful docility and critical charity
Catholics frustrated with Pope Francis’ style and record of leadership ought not allow partial accounts to poison them against the Holy Father. […]
The Dispatch
The temptation and the challenge of reading “Gaudete et exsultate”
Whatever else there is to say about the document and regardless of one’s personal, spiritual, or intellectual disposition toward Pope Francis, it is fair to […]