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Opinion: Overthinking the Pledge of Allegiance

A recent article by Kenneth Craycraft, here at Catholic World Report, asked the question: “Should Catholics say the Pledge of Allegiance?” It suggested that Catholics [...]
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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 [...]
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The Incarnate Word draws upon creation to reveal salvation and the Kingdom

Readings: • Isa 55:10-11 • Psa 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 • Rom 8:18-23 • Matt 13:1-23 This Sunday’s readings each refer, in some way, to [...]
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The original vision and attraction of Saint Benedict

St. Benedict is honored today in the revised Roman calendar, while his feast is kept on March 21 (the date of his death) in the [...]
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 [...]

American Babylon: Place of Grace and Exile

Features

David Paul Deavel July 11, 2026 2

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, [...]

Faithful to a Special Vocation: The Case of Rémi Brague

Essay

Paul Seaton July 10, 2026 2

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

Matthew Becklo July 9, 2026 16

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

Larry Chapp July 8, 2026 39

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

James Matthew Wilson July 7, 2026 4

“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 [...]

Analysis

What the Vatican’s recent decision on the homily teaches about the Church

Deacon Dominic Cerrato, Ph.D. July 6, 2026 42

The recent decision of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), in conjunction with the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, rejected the request of the German Bishops’ Conference [...]

Essay

Theology of the body and the reality of our mortality

Shemaiah Gonzalez July 5, 2026 15

My teen son noticed I was a bit quieter than usual as we sat, waiting for Mass to begin. Nothing was wrong, just a bit of fatigue and distraction. But he is the son most [...]

Books

The Declaration of Independence at 250: An interview with Bradley J. Birzer

Carl E. Olson July 4, 2026 25

Bradley J. Birzer, professor of history at Hillsdale College since 1999, is a prolific author and a good friend. He has written books on Russell Kirk, J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Dawson, Charles Carroll, and drumming legend [...]

Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part One

Larry Chapp July 8, 2026 39

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 [...]
The challenge of applying Catholic social teaching

James Kalb June 18, 2026 27
Catholic morality and social concerns

James Kalb June 2, 2026 50

Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2026 176

“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

Opinion: Overthinking the Pledge of Allegiance

American Babylon: Place of Grace and Exile

The Incarnate Word draws upon creation to reveal salvation and the Kingdom

The original vision and attraction of Saint Benedict

Faithful to a Special Vocation: The Case of Rémi Brague

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American Babylon: Place of Grace and Exile

Faithful to a Special Vocation: The Case of Rémi Brague

The Magnifica Humanitas case for an under-16 social media ban

Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part One

The Lasting Brilliance of the Second Spring: A Review of Converts

What the Vatican’s recent decision on the homily teaches about the Church

Theology of the body and the reality of our mortality

The Declaration of Independence at 250: An interview with Bradley J. Birzer

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Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

The Declaration of Independence at 250: An interview with Bradley J. Birzer

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“We have lived a lie for 65 years”: Bishop Bushu on Cameroon’s deep divisions

The Lasting Brilliance of the Second Spring: A Review of Converts

The Declaration of Independence at 250: An interview with Bradley J. Birzer

New collection of Augusto Del Noce essays explain dynamics of Marxism, Fascism

Faithful to a Special Vocation: The Case of Rémi Brague

The Lasting Brilliance of the Second Spring: A Review of Converts

What the Vatican’s recent decision on the homily teaches about the Church

“We have lived a lie for 65 years”: Bishop Bushu on Cameroon’s deep divisions

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