The Dispatch
World Cup blues, of a sort
CRACOW. I usually find the quadrennial FIFA World Cup aggravating for the five reasons enumerated below, plus one other: my students here in the Tertio Millennio [...]
Book chronicles visits to all 94 basilicas in the United States
Books
Grady Connolly, founder of Social Thomist, a social media agency working online with prominent Catholics to evangelize and shape the culture, has been visiting basilicas. Almost a hundred of them. In his book, Basilicas: A [...]
Small Catholic liberal arts colleges are doomed. Unless…
Analysis
Since March 2020, over 70 public and private nonprofit colleges and universities have closed entirely, with nearly 50 more merging with other institutions. This development alone might come as relatively good news for the institutions [...]
Columns
The mind of Christ and the limits of human logic
Editor’s note: This “Sojourns With Schall” column was originally posted on July 11, 2012. ——————– “The hymn to Christ, or, more commonly, the ‘Christological hymn’ (Philippians 2:4-9) is a hymn in which all attention is [...]
Features
American Babylon: Place of Grace and Exile
This month, Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. Many Catholics who love both God and country will resonate with the words of Fr. Richard John Neuhaus in his last book. In it, [...]
Essay
Faithful to a Special Vocation: The Case of Rémi Brague
I am intrigued by Catholics living out their vocations. When I come across someone who is, I pay attention. I do so to see God at work and to glean lessons and encouragement for myself. [...]
Features
The Magnifica Humanitas case for an under-16 social media ban
On June 15, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a social media ban for children under 16 in Britain. Beginning in early 2027, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, and other similar platforms will [...]
Chapp's Schtick
Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part One
Editor’s note: This is Part One of a two-part essay on the teachings of the Second Vatican Council on religious freedom. ———— One of the constant criticisms from traditionalist Catholics of Vatican II’s document on [...]
Books
The Lasting Brilliance of the Second Spring: A Review of Converts
“The English Church was, and the English Church was not, and the English Church is once again. This is the portent, worthy of a cry. It is the coming in of a Second Spring,” preached [...]
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Editor’s note: This “Sojourns With Schall” column was originally posted on July 11, 2012. ——————– “The hymn to Christ, or, more commonly, the ‘Christological hymn’ (Philippians 2:4-9) is a hymn in which all attention is [...] -
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“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 [...] -
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Barry:
Do you think God really cares? Was the Baltimore Catechism even around when Jesus walked the earth? Or is this…
William:
The costs of IVF are huge. One cycle of IVF typically costs about $15,000 to $20,000. It often takes three(3)…
Fr Peter Morello, PhD:
@ Misunderstanding 'Human Dignity' Feser's agreement with Elizabeth Anscombe's explanation of human dignity opens the correct path to understanding a…
