The Dispatch
Advent is Apocalyptic
Readings: • Is 2:1-5 • Ps 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 • Rom 13:11-14 • Mt 24:37-44 Advent is apocalyptic. Perhaps you’ve never thought [...]
Bishop Daniel E. Thomas discusses vocations, evangelization, transgenderism
Features
Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, 66, is the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio. He is originally from Philadelphia and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1985. He lived in [...]
Embracing the Embarrassment of Advent
Essay
“It might be said of Advent that it is not for the faint of heart. To grasp the depth of the human predicament, one has to be willing to enter into the very worst.” — [...]
Essay
The debt we owe to the Mayflower pilgrims
When the Mayflower anchored off Cape Cod in November 1620, its passengers had already accomplished something remarkable. They had survived a perilous Atlantic crossing on a leaky vessel in freezing winds. Yet before they even [...]
Essay
Saints and Divorce
Divorced saints? How can that be? Catholics are more likely to hear edifying stories about pious wives like St. Catherine of Genoa or Elizabeth Canori-Mora, who stayed with wicked husbands until they prayed their erring [...]
Books
In new book, Cardinal Sarah delves deeply into worship, liturgy, and sacred music
There is much debate in the Church about what is and is not appropriate in the context of the Sacred Liturgy. The so-called “liturgy wars” rage on with many battlefronts, covering many different aspects of [...]
Essay
Why Catholic doctrine on sexual morality cannot change
Can the Catholic Church change her mind and teachings about sexual morality? Is it finally time to listen to progressives and abolish the ascetic elements of Christian morality, bringing Catholicism in line with the rest [...]
Essay
Newman and Ecumenism
In the weeks before and after St John Henry Newman was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church, there was much talk of Newman’s presumed ecumenism. “The proclamation is of ecumenical significance,” Archbishop Bernard Longley said, [...]
Chapp's Schtick
Some reflections and questions about Notre Dame’s “refreshed” staff values
I’ll begin these reflections with an upfront affirmation of my love for the University of Notre Dame. My wife was an undergraduate there (class of 1988), our nephew (and my godson) recently graduated from Notre [...]
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I’ll begin these reflections with an upfront affirmation of my love for the University of Notre Dame. My wife was an undergraduate there (class of 1988), our nephew (and my godson) recently graduated from Notre [...] -
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The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released today a “Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation” (Mater Populi Fidelis), and it has raised a few eyebrows along with [...] -
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John Gass:
A lot to ponder here. Thank you sir.
