Controversy continues over compelled speech and “same-sex weddings”
By Charles J. Russo on Aug 04, 2023 04:00 amControversy rages on even after the Supreme Court ruled in 303 Creative v. Elenis that public officials in Colorado could not force a wedding website designer to offer her services to couples entering into “same-sex [...]
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An examination of Archbishop Fernández’s erroneous positions on sexual morality
By E. Christian Brugger on Aug 03, 2023 08:41 pmArgentine prelate Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect-elect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, should either recant his erroneous positions on sexual morality or resign his post at the DDF. A calm, competent, and clear-eyed [...]
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“Nothing unworthy of God’s majesty”: In praise of Fr. Roman Galadza (1943-2023)
By Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille on Aug 03, 2023 05:27 pmMy maternal grandfather of blessed memory taught me something more than forty years ago: we who are so quick to criticize our leaders, he said, should be equally if not more quick to praise them [...]
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‘Preach the real Christ,’ Bishop Barron tells thousands of U.S. youth at WYD
By Catholic News Agency on Aug 03, 2023 09:30 amBishop Robert Barron speaks to tens of thousands of young people at a World Youth Day gathering in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. The event, hosted by the U.S. bishops’ conference, culminated in a eucharistic procession and Holy Hour. / Credit:... [...]
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Persecution then and now
By James Kalb on Aug 02, 2023 10:39 pmTo persecute is to push down on a weaker group, at least somewhat continuously, in order to weaken or destroy it. For Catholics, the example that sets the type is the persecution of Christians in [...]
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The Synod as Catholic Parliament
By Thomas R. Ascik on Aug 02, 2023 08:21 pmIn its language and in its purposes, explicit and implicit, the recently released working document for the upcoming session of the Synod in October, Instrumentum Laboris (IL), is modeled after political and public-opinion concerns and [...]
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‘Sail boldly into sea of evangelization,’ pope tells clergy, religious in Lisbon
By Catholic News Agency on Aug 02, 2023 01:35 pmPope Francis participates in vespers at Jerónimos Monastery in Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Aug 2, 2023 / 12:35 pm (CNA). Acknowledging the discouragement that can be experienced by Catholic leaders in secu... [...]
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From Westerplatte to Lisbon…and everywhere else
By George Weigel on Aug 02, 2023 04:00 amWesterplatte, a narrow peninsula framing the Bay of Gdańsk, was the scene of one of the first battles of World War II in Europe. On Sept. 1, 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, August 2, 2023
By CWR Staff on Aug 02, 2023 03:00 amTime of Crisis – “In general, the situation among Catholic universities is quite bad spiritually. The top-tier Catholic universities have largely embraced the ways of secular academia . . . ” Thoughts on Catholic Higher Education [...]
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Conversations with three contemporary Catholic artists
By Paul Senz on Aug 01, 2023 08:10 pmThe role that art (and beauty in general) can play in evangelization, and in our own spiritual lives, is a matter of some debate. There is also a common misconception that beautiful art is a [...]
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World Youth Day and the arc of a pontificate
By Christopher R. Altieri on Aug 01, 2023 04:37 pmWith World Youth Day celebrations underway today in Lisbon, the curtain is up on what many pope-watchers already believe to be the last act of the Francis pontificate. There is a certain poetic arc to [...]
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The fruits of environmentalism and of social justice (Part 1)
By Theodore Misiak on Aug 01, 2023 11:00 amAn emerging trend among Catholic institutions of higher education is to see themselves as direct agents of social justice. Many host social justice events, institute policies such as socially responsible investing and promote awareness of [...]
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World Youth Day: 96% of pilgrims think gatherings contribute to evangelization
By Catholic News Agency on Jul 31, 2023 06:00 pmParticipants at World Youth Day 2023 in in Lisbon, Portugal. / Credit: José Ferreira/JMJ Lisboa 2023 ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA). According to an international survey, 96% of young people over the age of 18 who are attending... [...]
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Post-pandemic work and the common good
By Ronald L. Jelinek, Ph.D. on Jul 31, 2023 12:43 pmThe intersection of post-pandemic work and the declining state of urban life prompt questions about the common good. Now in our fourth summer since COVID arrived, we are learning that post-pandemic work looks more like [...]
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Catholic blogger remains detained in Belarus after criticizing regime
By Catholic News Agency on Jul 31, 2023 09:20 amIhar Losik, a Belarusian political prisoner and Catholic. / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty St. Louis, Mo., Jul 31, 2023 / 08:20 am (CNA). Catholic blogger and father Ihar Losik remains incarcerated in Belarus more than three years after being ... [...]
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The Counter-Reformation: Ignatius and the Jesuits
By Charles P. Connor on Jul 31, 2023 03:00 amEditor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Defenders of the Faith in Word and Deed (Ignatius Press) by Fr. Charles P. Connor, and was originally posted at CWR on July 31, 2017. ————– On October [...]
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Catholic schools and “same-sex marriages”: An emerging legal clash
By Charles J. Russo on Jul 30, 2023 10:22 pmIn the first three disputes, all of which arose in Indiana, educators in Catholic high schools unsuccessfully sued educational officials for terminating their employment due to their having entered into “same-sex marriages” in violation of [...]
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The Hippopotami
By Chilton Williamson, Jr. on Jul 30, 2023 07:51 pmI once read of a man who identifies as a hippopotamus. This nugget relating to postmodern cultural realities put me in mind of T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Hippopotamus”, whose hero progresses from “rest[ing] on his [...]
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Shrine of Vryssi: The centuries-old Marian holy site you’ve probably never heard of
By Catholic News Agency on Jul 30, 2023 07:00 amEntrance to the chapel of the Shrine of Vryssi, a Marian pilgrimage on the island of Tinos, Greece. / Photo courtesy of the Congregation of the Servants of the Virgin of Matarà Rome, Italy, Jul 30, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). On a small island calle... [...]
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“Per Crucem ad Astra, Through the Cross to the Stars”
By Father Seán Connolly on Jul 30, 2023 04:00 amAt the heart of the Christian life is taking up one’s cross daily to follow Jesus (cf Mt 16:24-26; Lk 9:23). As His disciples, we are not without hope in the midst of life’s trials. [...]
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How do we read “the signs of the times”?
By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. on Jul 29, 2023 07:53 pmIn the run-up to this fall’s “Synod on Synodality,” I’ve written several essays in this journal relevant to it. I’ve addressed the demand to “welcome” and what welcome has hitherto meant in the Church. I’ve [...]
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Christ is the treasure hidden in the field
By Carl E. Olson on Jul 29, 2023 10:30 amReadings: • 1 Kngs 3:5, 7-12 • Psa 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 • Rom 8:28-30 • Mt 13:44-52 How good are you and I at recognizing something that is valuable, even priceless? That question [...]
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A pilgrimage in England traces GK Chesterton’s path in hope of his beatification
By Catholic News Agency on Jul 29, 2023 07:00 amPilgrims gather around Chesterton’s grave at Beaconsfield during July 25, 2020 pilgrimage / Photo courtesy of Catholic GKC Society Rome, Italy, Jul 29, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). On July 29, the 13th annual G.K. Chesterton Pilgrimage will take plac... [...]
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The real character of Saint Martha of Bethany
By Dawn Beutner on Jul 29, 2023 03:00 amHave you ever had the unpleasant experience of listening to an acquaintance unjustifiably criticize someone you consider a friend? It’s shocking when we realize how human beings can completely misunderstand one another. This happens not [...]
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