The Dispatch
The Tapestry of Clichés
After the miraculous multiplication of the loaves, Jesus reveals His divinity as He walks on water, and in the Eucharistic Discourse (Jn 6). Jesus says, [...]
Winnowing Weasel Words
Essay
Popes have long been political players on the world stage. In recent times, John Paul II worked with Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan to bring down the Berlin Wall. Benedict XVI addressed a joint sitting [...]
“Adore Him” combines history and testimony in promoting Eucharistic adoration
Features
Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry, a Catholic evangelization apostolate founded and led by Deacon Steve Greco, director of evangelization and formation for the Diocese of Orange in California, has produced a film titled “Adore Him”. It is [...]
Books
New YOUCAT Love Forever is “a guide to formation for married love”
Mark Brumley is the president of Ignatius Press, one of the nation’s biggest U.S. Catholic publishers and multimedia distributors, and also the publisher of the Catholic World Report. He holds a Master’s degree in theology [...]
Features
Florida’s Catholic Attorney General, Bishops Face Off Over Vaccines
Florida is a “school choice” state, allowing parents to pay for private school tuition with state-funded education savings accounts. But Catholic school children in the state are not given a choice enjoyed by their public [...]
Features
Islamist persecution, Christian survival, and encountering the Houthis in Yemen
I was idling in my room at the Arabia Felix, drinking Orange Fanta and eyeing geckos on the wall, when a message came from the lobby. I’d been granted the meeting I was hoping for [...]
Analysis
Clarifying primacy for Catholic-Orthodox dialogue
Last month, on July 13 to 15, I attended the 30th annual Orientale Lumen Conference at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. The conference’s theme was urgent: “Ecumenism at a Crossroad: [...]
Features
Faith over fear: The Church’s response to the escalating Ebola crisis in Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in its history. It’s already killed over 2,100 people out of more than 4,500 cases, according to government figures released August 11. [...]
Essay
The Forgotten Virtue of Patriotism
As the United States commemorates the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of its founding, I have been reflecting on the virtue of patriotism. I want to share a few comments about why patriotism is one of [...]
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At least for me, Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical does little to resolve doubts about how Catholic social teaching should be interpreted and understood. But I should explain my doubts. In its modern form, social [...] -
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“The Apostle Paul, an outstanding and almost inimitable yet stimulating figure, stands before us as an example of total dedication to the Lord and to his Church, as well as of great openness to humanity [...] -
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Fr Peter Morello, PhD:
"I’m afraid that Rome and the EOC may have to endure until the eschaton to attain to the 'unity of…
Peter D. Beaulieu:
About supporting abortion and also being "fully informed of exactly what abortion entails," we have this about "the non-intellectual elements…
J Fred Muggs:
"Believe all women"
