The Dispatch
Contemplating life and love with St. Pope John Paul II
Twenty years ago, on April 2, 2005, St. John Paul II died, ending his 26-year pontificate. Throughout his long pontificate, he boldly taught the importance [...]
On offices as hell, Severance, and white-collar work
Columns
A little more than two years ago, I wrote my first regular column here at Catholic World Report, and it was about work. I was reflecting on a trip I took to England as part [...]
What it Means to be a Body: A Philosophical Primer
Essay
Gender-altering surgeries. Abortion on demand. “Swingers Break”, offering spring breakers “a personal paradise where you can explore and enjoy all your hedonistic desires” (yes, all one’s hedonistic desires). Pope John Paul II warned us that by abandoning [...]
Analysis
AI, the Technocratic Paradigm, and Integral Human Fulfillment
At the end of January, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, together with the Dicastery for Culture and Education, released a document entitled Antiqua et nova: A Note on the Relationship Between Artificial [...]
Analysis
Facts about the danger of Abortion Pill regimen: Planned Parenthood “agrees”
As its use to kill preborn babies has skyrocketed, the dispensing of the abortion pill has become a hot-button topic over the last few years. Recent statistics state that it accounted for “63% of all abortions in [...]
Features
Can JD Vance deliver a commencement address at a Catholic university?
Vice President JD Vance is currently the rock star of the conservative Catholic world. His youth, style, upbringing, conversion, young family, and proximity to President Donald Trump have collided to make him the runaway favorite [...]
Books
Alfred Nicol’s new collection demonstrates his prodigious metrical gifts
Coming two decades after winning the Richard Wilbur Award, Alfred Nicol’s latest collection, After the Carnival, proves that its author has only continued to develop his prodigious metrical gifts. In this, his fourth collection, he offers [...]
Analysis
The Rule of Law and the Francis Pontificate
The rule of law is never subject to the slightest exception, even in times of crisis. The reason is that the rule of law is at the service of the human person and aims to [...]
Chapp's Schtick
Baptism, salvation, and the necessity of the Church
In a relatively unknown interview with Fr. Jacque Servais, SJ, the late Pope Benedict XVI was asked about the apparent change in the Church’s doctrine concerning the salvation of the unbaptized. Fr. Servais begins by pointing [...]
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A little more than two years ago, I wrote my first regular column here at Catholic World Report, and it was about work. I was reflecting on a trip I took to England as part [...] -
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The 2024 elections are now two weeks in the rear-view mirror, but the conversations (to use a polite word) over the what, why, and how of November 5, 2024, continue. While there is no shortage [...] -
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Andrew Petiprin:
OK. I'm willing to admit I've listened to Lloyd Dobler's speech a few more times than most people.
