The Dispatch
The stakes in upcoming Kavanaugh confirmation fight could not be higher
Kavanaugh will have to take his lumps before taking his seat. […]
Marriage
Books
Marengo’s Lament: ‘The Birth of an Encyclical’ unwittingly confirms old truths
Pope Paul VI had no doubts about the truth of the doctrinal teaching he set forth in Humanae Vitae, but that he knew given the […]
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Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago punts on one problem, fixes a second, but greatly worsens a third
Now, according to the plain terms of ESI, the Blessed Virgin Mary would not be eligible for admission to the order of virgins, but Mary Magdalene would be eligible. […]
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The Incredible Family
The Incredibles 2 is not as seamless and smooth as 2004’s The Incredibles, but it is still a fine film that openly promotes courage, honesty, and […]
Essay
This Father’s Day: Vow to be a Committed Catholic Father
While there are numerous ways to categorize and analyze Catholic fatherhood, one way is to consider how Catholic men live out truth and mercy as […]
Analysis
Polish Bishops’ Amoris Laetitia guidelines stress discernment and compassion, in continuity with Church doctrine
The much anticipated guidelines reflect what already is common pastoral practice in Poland, emphasizing accompaniment but uncompromising in their fidelity to the Church’s teaching. […]
Essay
Christ, the Eternal High Priest, and the meaning of priestly celibacy
It is the Church’s hope and desire that her celibate clergy (and her consecrated religious, too) would show forth to the world, in a unique […]
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Catholic lessons from an Anglican royal wedding
In Cardinal Newman’s nineteenth century, the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church were much closer to each other, both doctrinally and morally, than in the […]
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Dating as a counter-cultural project
A new documentary from PureFlix and Paulist Productions follows the lives of five single Christians over the course of a year as they attempt to […]
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What are Catholics to make of the royal wedding?
Can the upcoming nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle be an opening for a larger discussion of marriage? […]