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Opinion: The perils of the unprecedented prosecution of Donald Trump

April 4, 2023 Russell Shaw 47

The indictment of former President Donald Trump has created a perilous situation—perilous for Trump, to be sure, but perilous especially for the nation. One need not be a Trump fan to share the view that […]

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Extra, extra! News and tidings, March 16, 2022

March 16, 2022 CWR Staff 5

Cardinal Pell calls out two senior European bishops: “This rejection is a rupture, not compatible with the ancient teaching of Scripture and the Magisterium, not compatible with any legitimate doctrinal developments…” Cardinal Pell Calls on […]

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The media vs. reality when it comes to Eucharistic consistency

July 1, 2021 Russell Shaw 12

Have you ever read or heard a news account of an event that you know something about and found it to bear little or no resemblance to what happened? That was the case for me […]

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Catholic columnist: ‘Brave new world’ of embryo experimentation could sharpen Communion debate

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Jun 24, 2021 / 11:00 am (CNA).
Recent developments regarding experimentation on human embryos could force a larger conflict between Catholic Democratic politicians and U.S. bishops on ethical issues, a New… […]

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November 1920-2020: A Century of Abortion in Russia

November 17, 2020 Dr. Paul Kengor 18

Kudos to Rachel’s Vineyard and the Sisters in Jesus the Lord (as well as Jennifer Roback Morse at the Ruth Institute) for marking the centennial of a tragic moment. It was 100 years ago, November […]

The Dispatch

Religious freedom is not a boon granted by the benign state

April 21, 2020 George Weigel 6

Sometimes the mask slips. Sometimes the curtain is drawn back prematurely. And then the reality of things comes into clearer focus. That is what happened when the April 20 edition of the Washington Post, the […]

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Catholics, Nationalism, and American Identity

September 1, 2019 James Kalb 12

Identity is basic to how people think about themselves. Am I a man or woman? Father or son? Catholic or Muslim? American or Japanese? Such things help people define who and what they are and […]

Analysis

White Nationalists and Black-clad Antifas

August 14, 2019 William Kilpatrick 24

Shortly after the El Paso massacre, a terrorism expert appeared on my TV screen claiming that white nationalist terrorists were just like Islamic jihadists. Not long after, another expert in another interview said more or […]

Features

Archbishop Viganò responds to criticisms of handling of 2014 Nienstedt investigation (Updated)

August 27, 2018 Carl E. Olson 55

The former nuncio to the U.S. flatly denies assertions that he ordered a stop to an investigation of then-Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul and […]

Columns

Marx and Progressives: An ironic, exploitative love story

June 4, 2018 James Kalb 9

Current progressivism can plausibly be explained, in part, on Marxist grounds as a class ideology that cloaks exploitation with high-sounding rhetoric. […]

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