The Dispatch

Dreams of Dueling Synods

March 10, 2020 Dr. Randall B. Smith 7

I see that the German bishops have embarked on their “binding synodal process.” Who, other than a German, could get excited by a “binding process”? This is like getting all aflutter when the boss announces […]

Essay

Which God’s Will?

November 15, 2019 Dr. Randall B. Smith 33

There has been some consternation recently over this sentence from a February 4th document “On Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together,” signed by Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmad el-Taye: The pluralism and the […]

Features

But for Yale?

April 30, 2019 Dr. Randall B. Smith 20

Like many people, I am somewhat concerned by the stories of parents who spent outrageous sums of money to secure entrance for their children into prestigious universities. But let’s not talk about top universities’ wealthy […]

The Dispatch

When was the Last Supper?

April 18, 2019 Dr. Randall B. Smith 11

There is supposedly a problem with the dating of the Last Supper. If you hadn’t heard, don’t worry. But since someone might mention it someday in that way people do when they think they’ve got […]