Analysis
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Germany probably doesn’t have that much concern about the ecclesial mess of Latin America but believes it can use their predicament to move the Church […]
Pope Francis
Interview
Bishop Joseph Perry: Youth hunger for mystery and liturgy; need tradition and history
The auxiliary bishop of Chicago reflects on worship and pedagogy after giving an address at the recent Youth Adult Liturgy Conference at The University of Saint […]
Essay
High-placed Shadows and the Summer of 2018
Does the Church still grow young as the world grows old? […]
Books
An idiosyncratic guide to papally-minimalist, free-market Catholicism
John Zmirak’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism is a witty, acerbic, and clear book that shows up the ongoing crisis in contemporary Catholicism. […]
Essay
Saints Peter and Paul: “One wins by cross, and one by sword”
A consideration of the two Apostles we honor today, a reflection on the Petrine office in the Church, and a challenge to live the implications […]
Analysis
Making sense of U.S. immigration law, enforcement, and the current crisis
The teachings of the Magisterium mostly vindicate Sessions’s policies in interpreting and enforcing American law. At the same time, these teachings strongly suggest grave deficiencies […]
The Dispatch
Murky future for human rights and religious liberty in North Korea
Some 80,000-120,000 persons are said to be held in four major North Korean political prisons, among them Catholics and other church members. […]
The Dispatch
The question behind the question
I have believed for some time that this issue of how we communicate is perhaps as important as what we communicate—that is, if we are […]
The Dispatch
Homelands and social doctrines
St. John Paul II’s recognition of the dynamics of post-Cold War economies was not drawn from his Polish experience, but from intense conversations with western […]
Analysis
Synodality vs. Synodality
As Pope Francis’ uneven record indicates, collegiality and synodality are great — until one tries to do something with them. […]