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Ten Catholic scientists and inventors everyone should know

While the dominant narrative in the West since the Enlightenment has been that religion is obscurantist and hostile to science, until the twentieth century, it [...]
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The Spiritual Significance of Serving Others

The Spiritual Significance of Serving Others  By Susan Ciancio Be of service. Those three short words have the potential to carry an enormous positive impact [...]
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France becomes first European country to ban social media for minors under 15

“France is leading the way in Europe by becoming the first country to establish a ‘digital age of majority,’” said the country’s minister delegate for digital sovereignty. […]
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The Other Founding: The Blood of the Martyrs

This summer has led me on an unexpected pilgrimage related to the founding of the United States. I wrote previously about traveling some of the [...]
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Listening Without Hearing: A Critique of Synodal Study Group 9 on Homosexuality

Editor’s note: The following essay was penned by a participant in the Catholic apostolate of Courage. Author’s note: I did not read the official response by [...]

Listening Without Hearing: A Critique of Synodal Study Group 9 on Homosexuality

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CWR Contributors July 22, 2026 28

Editor’s note: The following essay was penned by a participant in the Catholic apostolate of Courage. Author’s note: I did not read the official response by Courage International before writing this essay, and thus arrived at [...]

A Transformative Eucharistic Spirituality

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Fr. Robert P. Imbelli July 21, 2026 6

Faced with the urgency of “safeguarding the dignity of the human person in the time of artificial intelligence,” Pope Leo addresses his encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, not only “to all the Catholic faithful,” but also “to all Christians [...]

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Bishop Barres, Catholic sisters sue New York over assisted suicide mandates

Tyler Arnold July 20, 2026 34

The bishop said “we will never submit” to “the culture of death” as the Catholic diocese and religious sisters argue that their faith prevents them from participating in physician-assisted suicide. […]

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“This constant sword hanging over”: Life as a religious minority in Pakistan

R. Cavanaugh July 19, 2026 2

Blasphemy accusations in Pakistan have been a longstanding problem — one that became far worse in recent years. In 2024, there were reportedly more than 40 times as many cases as there were in 2020. [...]

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Odysseus and the Passage of Time

John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. July 18, 2026 14

The Odyssey is one of the oldest and most lasting works in Western literature, so it’s no surprise that Christopher Nolan is the latest in a long line of people–authors, artists, and filmmakers–who seek to [...]

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Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part Two

Larry Chapp July 17, 2026 25

In Part One of this essay on Dignitatis Humanae, I made the argument, following Tracey Rowland and Russel Hittinger, that DH should be read minimalistically as a simple affirmation that no person should be forcibly [...]

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Why the Center Cannot Hold

Deacon David H. Delaney, Ph.D. July 16, 2026 18

Christendom and the moral order of nations G. K. Chesterton once remarked that “it is impossible to have a nation without Christendom; as it is impossible to have a citizen without a city.”1 At first glance [...]

Essay

The Heavenward Schism of the SSPX

Matthew Becklo July 15, 2026 147

In second-century Phrygia, a group of spiritual Catholics—the Montanists—claimed a greater authority than the institutional Church. Montanus and his two prophetesses said they had new and direct revelations from God: The end was nigh, and [...]

Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part Two

Larry Chapp July 17, 2026 25

In Part One of this essay on Dignitatis Humanae, I made the argument, following Tracey Rowland and Russel Hittinger, that DH should be read minimalistically as a simple affirmation that no person should be forcibly [...]
The mind of Christ and the limits of human logic

James V. Schall, S.J. July 12, 2026 3
Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part One

Larry Chapp July 8, 2026 50

Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2026 180

“Indeed it is through chastity that we are gathered together and led back to the unity from which we were fragmented into multiplicity.” — Saint Augustine, Confessions (quoted in CCC 2340) “I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by [...]
The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 131
The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 153

Ten Catholic scientists and inventors everyone should know

The Spiritual Significance of Serving Others

France becomes first European country to ban social media for minors under 15

The Other Founding: The Blood of the Martyrs

Listening Without Hearing: A Critique of Synodal Study Group 9 on Homosexuality

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