General
Capital punishment: Intrinsically evil or morally permissible?
What we appear to have on our hands is a case of interpretive undecidability. […]
Pope St. John Paul II
General
Some questions for defenders of capital punishment
The historical record is less consistent than many suppose and it does not, in fact, support the claim that the Church has committed itself irreformably […]
General
Catechism changes demand the impossible
The new text on capital punishment seems to require Catholics to substitute this Pope’s judgment on this subject for their own. […]
The Dispatch
Edith Stein’s wisdom for a new century
A new anthology explores Stein’s contributions to philosophy and theology, offering insights into her thinking on faith and mysticism, Church-state controversies, the role of women, […]
Features
“We have nothing to fear from the truth”: 25 years of covering clergy sex abuse
Veteran Catholic journalist Philip F. Lawler speaks with CWR editor Carl E. Olson about covering clerical abuse from the early 1990s to today. […]
The Dispatch
Affirming and celebrating Humanae Vitae
Bishops might consider making these six affirmations about Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical, in one form or another. […]
Analysis
Amazon.va?
Germany probably doesn’t have that much concern about the ecclesial mess of Latin America but believes it can use their predicament to move the Church […]
Essay
High-placed Shadows and the Summer of 2018
Does the Church still grow young as the world grows old? […]
Books
An idiosyncratic guide to papally-minimalist, free-market Catholicism
John Zmirak’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism is a witty, acerbic, and clear book that shows up the ongoing crisis in contemporary Catholicism. […]
Analysis
New ARCIC document issues call for episcopal and ecumenical accountability
Is now the time for the Catholic Church seriously to consider local election of bishops and their accountability to the local people in synod? […]