Several Catholic columnists have commented on the tendency of people to project their own hopes and fears onto the pronouncements of Pope Francis without paying attention to what he actually says. But could it be […]
Is Christ divided? This question from the First Letter to the Corinthians is addressed in this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25). The fact that 2,000 years after Jesus’ work on earth […]
The 2006 conviction of Carmelite Father Mark Paterson for sexual assault was overturned last Thursday in Edinburgh’s High Court. Father Paterson, 55, had been the Catholic Chaplain of the University of Aberdeen. After his conviction, […]
This week (18-25 January) has been observed as the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity for over one hundred years. This year’s theme is, “Has Christ Divided Us?” (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:13). As we […]
Readings: • Is 49:3, 5-6 • Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 • 1 Cor 1:1-3 • Jn 1:29-34 Taken as a whole, today’s readings can, I think, be summarized in a single sentence: The […]
As some readers have noticed (thank you for your e-mails!), the CWR site has been experiencing some technical difficulties the past few days. Our technical support staff have been very busy addressing these problems, some […]
At The Public Discourse, Alana S. Newman has a fascinating look inside a recent convention held by the American Association for Adoption and Reproductive Technologies Attorneys (AAARTA). The other attendees of the conference were, by […]
Editors’ note: The original posting of this article incorrently identified Fr. Loren Allen as “Fr. Warren Allen”. The piece also stated that the suspect, Gary Bullock, was arrested a few hours after the murder. […]
In a homily last November, Pope Francis referred to a novel by Fr. Robert Hugh Benson called Lord of the World. Fr. Benson was the son of an Archbishop of Canterbury. He made headlines when in […]
Yesterday US Secretary of State John Kerry met for an hour and 40 minutes with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal-designate Pietro Parolin. According to Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, the meeting was “extremely important” and “intensive,” […]
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