Readings: • Isa 60:1-6 • Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 • Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 • Mt 2:1-12 “Worship”, observed Fr. Gerald Vann, O.P., “is not a part of the Christian life: it is the Christian […]
The story of Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, emeritus of Orán, Argentina — broken Friday by Nicole Winfield for the Associated Press — might be no more than just plain, run-of-the-mill bad. Or it could be the […]
During this Christmas holiday, I’ve been reading Anthony Gottlieb’s breezy and enjoyable history of modern philosophy, entitled The Dream of Enlightenment. Throughout his treatment of such figures as Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, and Voltaire, Gottlieb reveals […]
Mary Poppins was once a character in a children’s series written by P.L. Travers, starting in 1934. Then, in 1964, she became the protagonist of the most successful Disney movie up to that point. Disney’s […]
When thousands of prolifers turn out for the annual March for Life in Washington on January 18, four days before the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, many will march with a […]
The year 2019 marks 190 years since Britain’s Parliament passed the Catholic Relief Act of 1829, commonly described as Catholic Emancipation. It removed the last traces of anti-Catholic laws which had been variously enforced since […]
2018 had its share of gems and duds, but overall it was quite an enjoyable year. Here is my “Top Ten Best of Cinema in 2018” list. 1. Spider-Man: Intro the Spider-Verse: This is the […]
Introducing last year’s list of most read CWR articles, I expressed my surprise about the fact that Sandra Meisel’s article February 7, 2017 article on Freemasons was the most read CWR article of the year. Lo and […]
MPAA Rating: R USCCB Rating: L Reel Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Former low-brow comedy director Adam McKay experienced enormous success in 2015 with The Big Short, an abrasive and clever comedy about the […]
The Vatican’s prosecution of the disgraced former Archbishop of Washington, DC, Theodore McCarrick is proceeding and has expanded to include at least one witness who came forward after the Archdiocese of New York’s independent review […]
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