The Dispatch
“Lord, help me”: The startling humility of the Canaanite woman
On the Readings for Sunday, August 20, 2017 […]
Jesus Christ
The Dispatch
“Holy Virgin, Holy Mother, assumed into Heaven, pray for us.”
The witness of Mary needs to be highlighted for the benefit of all women and for the good of all society. In her dual identity […]
Essay
The fruits of environmentalism and of social justice (Part 2)
In the previous article we mentioned two movements, Laudato Si’ and the Economy of Francesco (EoF), that are taking root in Catholic higher education. So far, we outlined some of the foundations of Catholic environmentalism. […]
News Briefs
Pope Francis: Jesus conquers ‘death, sin, the devil’
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address June 29, 2023. / Credit: Vatican News
Vatican City, Aug 13, 2023 / 06:46 am (CNA).
In times of fear and difficulty, call on Jesus, who has already conquered the powers of evil, Pope Francis said on Sunday…. […]
Chapp's Schtick
On the prophetic anarchy of Dorothy Day
The bigger the unit you deal with, the hollower, the more brutal, the more mendacious is the life displayed. So I am … against all big successes and big results; and in favor of the […]
Analysis
The Truth is Still Splendid: Pope St. John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendor at 30
John Paul II’s great—and most controversial—encyclical, on morality and moral theology, still answers some of the most crucial questions of our time. […]
Essay
You Have the Words of Eternal Life
“I am the bread of life…For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him” (Jn 6:35a; […]
The Dispatch
From Westerplatte to Lisbon…and everywhere else
Westerplatte, a narrow peninsula framing the Bay of Gdańsk, was the scene of one of the first battles of World War II in Europe. On Sept. 1, 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on […]
Essay
“Per Crucem ad Astra, Through the Cross to the Stars”
At the heart of the Christian life is taking up one’s cross daily to follow Jesus (cf Mt 16:24-26; Lk 9:23). As His disciples, we are not without hope in the midst of life’s trials. […]
Features
How do we read “the signs of the times”?
In the run-up to this fall’s “Synod on Synodality,” I’ve written several essays in this journal relevant to it. I’ve addressed the demand to “welcome” and what welcome has hitherto meant in the Church. I’ve […]