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Bishop Barron slams ‘clownish irrelevance’ of German Catholic academy in blistering statement

Controversy over Bishop Robert Barron’s acceptance of a 2025 award from a German Catholic institution resurfaced this week. […]
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New book examines roots and goals of the escalating attack on the family

Timothy S. Goeglein, a former White House official and long-time vice president of government affairs at Focus on the Family, has written an important and [...]
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Catholic bishops pray with President Trump

In addition to praying with Trump, topics discussed during the meeting included religious freedom, school choice, religious visas, and life policy. […]
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Spilling blood on the walls of the city

Among my favorite novels is Mark Helprin’s A Soldier of the Great War. It follows a long conversation between Alessandro Giuliani, a septuagenarian veteran of [...]
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Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

The anticipated meeting in Rome to revisit and possibly reassess Amoris Laetitia is now over. And whatever Pope Leo wishes to do with its deliberations [...]

Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

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Larry Chapp October 22, 2026 19

The anticipated meeting in Rome to revisit and possibly reassess Amoris Laetitia is now over. And whatever Pope Leo wishes to do with its deliberations will now be on hold as he recovers from surgery, [...]

On the private life and public testimony of Elisabeth Elliot

Essay

Joseph F. Martin October 21, 2026 4

I first encountered Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) through her husband. I was a new student at a college in South Carolina when a friend pressed a copy of Shadow of the Almighty (1958) into my hands [...]

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From the Archives: Realism and Islam

James V. Schall, S.J. October 19, 2026 15

Editor’s note: This essay by the late Fr. Schall was posted first at CWR on April 17, 2016. I. Political realism, long associated with Augustine, constrains us to consider what Machiavelli later recommended to us—namely, [...]

Columns

How to turn the corner? Reflections on the way forward

James Kalb October 18, 2026 12

Technology operates by defining goals clearly, breaking situations down into their simplest components, and finding the most effective and reliable way to deal with each piece of the puzzle. That approach is effective with simple [...]

Essay

Prof. Jérôme Lejeune on Human Ethics and the Unborn Child

Michael J. Miller October 16, 2026 7

On May 7, 1974, less than 500 days after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the disastrous Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, a world-renowned geneticist testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s [...]

Essay

Eight Rules of Life from Saint Teresa of Ávila

Dawn Beutner October 14, 2026 5

She would have laughed if she had been told that she would someday be named a Doctor of the Church. Teresa de Ahumada y Cepeda (1515-1582), better known as Saint Teresa of Ávila, received the [...]

Books

Michael O’Brien discusses Adeodatus, apocalypse, and the spiritual battle

Paul Senz October 12, 2026 4

Michael D. O’Brien is a remarkably prolific author, iconographer, and painter, endlessly creating staggering works of art that break the reader’s heart (in the best way). O’Brien is the author of many tremendous novels, including [...]

Analysis

Speaking to Greeks in Athens, and to a few others

Paul Seaton October 12, 2026 6

This past Wednesday, Secretary Rubio gave a widely viewed speech atop the Acropolis in Athens, largely focusing on the ancient Greeks’ contributions to Western civilization, then applying their lessons to the current geopolitical scene. Pundits, [...]

Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

Larry Chapp October 22, 2026 19

The anticipated meeting in Rome to revisit and possibly reassess Amoris Laetitia is now over. And whatever Pope Leo wishes to do with its deliberations will now be on hold as he recovers from surgery, [...]
From the Archives: Realism and Islam

James V. Schall, S.J. October 19, 2026 15
How to turn the corner? Reflections on the way forward

James Kalb October 18, 2026 12

Reading Saint Paul in a Time of Synodality

Carl E. Olson August 6, 2026 22

“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 [...]
Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2026 180
The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 132

Bishop Barron slams ‘clownish irrelevance’ of German Catholic academy in blistering statement

New book examines roots and goals of the escalating attack on the family

Catholic bishops pray with President Trump

Spilling blood on the walls of the city

Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

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Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

On the private life and public testimony of Elisabeth Elliot

From the Archives: Realism and Islam

How to turn the corner? Reflections on the way forward

Prof. Jérôme Lejeune on Human Ethics and the Unborn Child

Eight Rules of Life from Saint Teresa of Ávila

Michael O’Brien discusses Adeodatus, apocalypse, and the spiritual battle

Speaking to Greeks in Athens, and to a few others

Columns

Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

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Reading Saint Paul in a Time of Synodality

Michael O’Brien discusses Adeodatus, apocalypse, and the spiritual battle

“Celebrating the sacraments brings me the greatest joy…”

New book addresses conflicts over abortion, gender treatments, conscience

Michael O’Brien discusses Adeodatus, apocalypse, and the spiritual battle

New book addresses conflicts over abortion, gender treatments, conscience

Cosmic Covenant is a robust, orthodox presentation of a theology of creation

On the private life and public testimony of Elisabeth Elliot

Prof. Jérôme Lejeune on Human Ethics and the Unborn Child

Eight Rules of Life from Saint Teresa of Ávila

Nearly 50,000 celebrate the beatification of Midwest native Fulton J. Sheen

Pursuing peace, addressing extremism in Nigeria: An interview with Fr. Atta Barkindo

“Adore Him” combines history and testimony in promoting Eucharistic adoration

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