The Dispatch
Carl Trueman chronicles the spiral from sexual revolution to desecration
Carl R. Trueman’s most recent book is a study of the profound problems caused by a loss of belief in the supernatural and how that [...]
What, exactly, is a “listening Church”? And what does synodality mean today?
Chapp's Schtick
Synodality remains a featured project of the contemporary Church under the papacy of Pope Leo XIV. But it remains to be seen what Leo plans on doing with it, and so the debates and controversies [...]
“Instructions Before Visiting Earth” and the Taming of Gnosticism
Analysis
“In the event that you wake up and find your soul separated from source and manifest into material form, don’t panic. Your condition is only temporary.” So begins “Instructions Before Visiting Earth,” a poem by [...]
Books
New book by a Jesuit priest and a convert addresses “most asked” questions
Saint Anselm of Canterbury described theology as fides quaerens intellectum–faith seeking understanding. Father Robert Spitzer, SJ, and Carl E. Olson have written a worthy contribution to the understanding-seeking effort: The Most Asked Questions about Faith, [...]
Essay
To Make All Things New
Ecclesia semper reformanda est: the Church is always in need of reform. Few phrases have been invoked more often since the Second Vatican Council, and few have been asked to carry so many contradictory agendas. [...]
Features
A Conspiracy of the Faithful
When Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced in November 2025 that every parish in the Archdiocese of Detroit would be restructured, the Archdiocese’s own newspaper reported his promise of a process “transparent, inclusive and open to all [...]
Analysis
Supreme Court likely to uphold religious freedom in education in Colorado
On November 3, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish, Littleton, Colorado v. Roy, a case with potentially far-reaching implications for the First Amendment right to the free exercise of [...]
Columns
Natural law, modern equality, and more on turning the corner
Last month, I wrote a bit about the renewal of family life as part of overall social renewal. I said it would require men and women to see each other as complementary, so they would [...]
Books
Priming the soul for the mystery and miraculous nature of life in Christ
Fairy tales have been part of the Christian tradition for a long, long time, and some of the most brilliant and insightful minds have opined on their importance. J.R.R. Tolkien, in his marvelous essay “On [...]
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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:
Death has been desacralized in modern society. In the affluent west, funerals have been turned into ‘celebrations of life’ (Piers…
Carl Trueman chronicles the spiral from sexual revolution to “liberation” to desecration – Catholic World Report:
[…] Related at CWR: “Disenchantment or Desecration? An interview with Carl R. Trueman” (April 6, 2026) by Carl E. […]
Susanne Lee:
I am amazed the Rep Briggs doesn't understand that women have "flushed" their early miscarriage since toilets were invented.
