The Dispatch
Forced disappearance of Nicaraguan bishop denounced as crime against humanity
80-year-old Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata has been missing for 19 days. […]
Bishop Barres, Catholic sisters sue New York over assisted suicide mandates
Features
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. […]
“This constant sword hanging over”: Life as a religious minority in Pakistan
Features
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. [...]
Books
Odysseus and the Passage of Time
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 [...]
Chapp's Schtick
Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part Two
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 [...]
Analysis
Why the Center Cannot Hold
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
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 [...]
Books
Book chronicles visits to all 94 basilicas in the United States
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 [...]
Analysis
Small Catholic liberal arts colleges are doomed. Unless…
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 [...]
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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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“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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Carl E. Olson:
Sure. But Dylan has fans across a wide spectrum. I have several friends who are robustly Catholic and politically conservative…
LJ:
Most humans cling to life till the very end. Its hard to imagine such a demand for death services that…
Oscar:
Another one. However, the sexual abuse by school employes is far higher than among priests but far less publicized in…
