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The SSPX and the Electronic Grapevine | Michael J.
Miller | Document leaks fuel speculation about schism within the SSPX on the eve of major CDF meeting.
Is This Cardinal Brady's Last Stand? | Michael
Kelly | Amid calls for his resignation, Brady apologizes to victims after new revelations concerning serial abuser Father Brendan Smyth.
The "All" and the "Many" | Fr. James V.
Schall, S.J. | The Pope reminds the German bishops that what is at stake are correct understandings of salvation, divine revelation, and liturgy.
How Fair are Anonymous Accusations
Against Priests? | David F. Pierre, Jr. | Media reports often presume accused priests are guilty until proven innocent, doing irreparable damage
to the lives of the wrongly accused.
The Decline of
Decadence | Christopher S. Morrissey | A review of Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress, a film depicting the search to be rescued from the rampant
boorishness of contemporary culture.
St. Bonaventure, Benedict XVI, and the
New Evangelization | William L. Patenaude | For Benedict XVI, evangelization is what takes place when revelation slips through history.
Liberalism, Catholicism, and
the Good | James Kalb | Our political problems today result from confusion about the nature of man and the good.
Remembering St. Josemaria
Escriva | Jim Graves | As the 20th anniversary of Escriva's beatification approaches, a former colleague discusses the life and legacy of the Opus Dei founder.
The Vine, the Branches, and
"Eternal Security" | Carl E. Olson | On the readings for the fifth Sunday of Easter.
What's Next for Faith and Freedom
in Cuba? | Jordan Allott | Cuban opposition leaders struggle to remain hopeful despite disappointment in the wake of Pope Benedict's visit.
John Paul II, Christian Anthropology,
and "Familiaris Consortio" | Fr. Michael Bruno | John Paul II called humanity to rediscover an anthropology based in the beauty and dignity of human life.
The Angry, Lazy Bigotry of Maureen
Dowd | Carl E. Olson | The New York Times columnist has passed caricature and is heading for complete farce.
The Ryan Lecture | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. | Solidarity, envy, and the dangers of a society that sees itself divided between rich and poor.
• Coming soon: For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
• New Ignatius-Angelicum Online College Courses!
• Chesterton on the ties binding fathers, mothers, and children
• "We must meditate deeply on the mystery of natural human motherhood..."
• True Love Starts at the Cross
• The connections between work, culture, and liturgy
• The Hypostatic Union
• Effects of the Annunciation
• Our Sunday Visitor celebrates 100th anniversary this weekend
• Pres. Obama: Defending traditional marriage is "a bad idea"
• Archdiocese of Portland to hold its largest ordination ever
• Does Nancy Pelosi believe pre-teen siblings should be able to marry?
• Ah, so that's what evolution looks like!
• Archdiocese of Washington chastises Georgetown over Sebelius invitation
• And so it begins...
• Chesterton on motherhood, the family, and the State
• Jean Cardinal Daniélou, vindicated. And shown to be a prophet.
• Are Catholics required to support a continually expanding welfare state?
• And Much More!
Can Beauty Save the World? | Eric Cunningham | A review of
Gregory Worlfe's Beauty Will Save the World.
Catherine of Siena and Leaving the Church | Fr.
Thomas McDermott, OP | What this 14th-century mystic can teach us about fidelity to Christ and to a Church in crisis.
The Church and the Sisters: What Is Really
Happening? | Ann Carey | The standard media account about the CDF and LCWR lacks essential information and historical background.
Single By Vocation | Jim Graves | Those who remain single are able
serve their families, communities, and the Church in unique and varied ways.
If Sigmund Freud Met C.S. Lewis | Thomas S. Hibbs | A new
play depicts an imagined discussion between the two influential 20th-century thinkers.
• Cooperation is Not an Option | Msgr. Kevin T.
McMahon, STD | Why Catholics must not compromise the demands of the moral law and their own faith by obeying the HHS mandate.
• On Fifteen Years a Catholic | Carl E. Olson | Two
issues faced in approaching the Church and two surprises upon entering the Church.
• China's Church: Awakening the Dream of
Hope | Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D. | There is plenty of bad news to be heard about Catholics in China. But there is good news that usually goes unreported.
• Belonging Without Believing | Michael Kelly | While
84% of Irish people self-identify as Catholics, support for key Church teachings is at an all-time low.
• Sex, Sanity, and Eternity | Carl E. Olson | An interview
with J. Budziszewski about his new book, On The Meaning of Sex.
• Tyranny, Religion, and the Fight for
Freedom | James Kalb | A winning argument for religious freedom cannot be based on anti-Christian premises. Here are some reasons why.
• The Science of Nothing | William E. Carroll | A review
of Lawrence Krauss' book A Universe From Nothing: Why There is Something Rather Than Nothing.
• The Gray Lady Makes SNAP-Friendly
Judgments | David F. Pierre, Jr. | The New York Times allies with advocacy group in attack on the Church.
• The profound, unapologetic and
timely reflections of Archbishop Chaput | Michael J. Miller | A review of Catholic Witness: A Heart on Fire.
• The Pope's Challenge to Cuba--and the
World | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. | Benedict XVI's homily in the Plaza de la Revolución was a rousing call to peace, faith, and reason.
• The Serious Games of Life and Death | Meryl
Amland | Box-office hit The Hunger Games depicts the fight for freedom and dignity in a dystopian future.
• A Fresh Look and a New Direction
for a Revered Publication | An interview with Catholic Digest's new editor, Danielle Bean.
• More Thriving Catholic Schools | Jim Graves | Amid
school closings and escalating tuition costs, these schools remain committed to high-quality Catholic education.
• The Meaning of the Papal Mass in Mexico | Matthew
Cullinan Hoffman | The papal Mass in Silao was an expression of liturgical reform and a message of hope to millions of Mexican faithful.
• The Holy Father in Mexico: Friday and Saturday
• The Pope and Mexico's Spiritual Crisis
• "Healing, Reparation, and Renewal" | Matthew
Kelly | The apostolic visitation to Ireland calls for changes in seminaries, religious communities, and the larger Catholic community.
• Conflict and Confusion in Cuba | Matthew Cullinan
Hoffman | Cuban dissidents asked Benedict XVI to take up their cause on the eve of the papal visit.
• Church-State Separation and the Obama
Mandate | Dr. Paul Kengor | There is a fundamental confusion at work.
• The Emptiness and Deceit of Cave-in
"Catholicism" | Carl E. Olson | Catholic dissenters are not willing to face the truth about the Catholic faith.
• Catholics and Capital Punishment | Carl E.
Olson | A look at the Catholic tradition on this hot-button issue.
• Perfecting the Art of Totalitarianism | Brian
O'Neel | How North Korea has become the most fully realized totalitarian regime in history.
• On God's "Unrest" and Human Silence | Fr. James V. Schall,
S.J. | Our restlessness was put in us from the very beginning because we are created to participate in the inner life of the Godhead.
• The Party's Over | Interview with Mary Eberstadt | A conversation with the author of
Adam and Eve After the Pill: Paradoxes of the
Sexual Revolution.
• False Profits | John B. Buescher | The Ponzi scheme and the increasing spiritual
impoverishment of the 21st century.
• Tough Questions, Timeless Moral Truths | Jim
Graves | Fr.
Brian Mullady, O.P., discusses same-sex marriage, contraception, and the death penalty.
• Only Part of the Story | Dave F. Pierre, Jr. | Is the media
providing balanced coverage of the Philadelphia clergy abuse cases?
• God and Liberal Modernity | James Kalb | All around us
we can see the results of excluding God from our understanding of the world.
• The Anti-Catholic "Pontifical Catholic
University of Peru" | Carlos Polo | A former student explains the Vatican's struggle to restore the Catholic identity of Peru's most important university.
• Christian Scriptures, Jewish Commentary | Carl E.
Olson | An interview with the co-editors of the Jewish Annotated New Testament.
• Irish Coalition Government Divided Over
Abortion | Michael Kelly | In the wake of the 2010 European Court of Human Rights ruling, Ireland's government looks to clarify abortion legislation.
• We Must Not Comply | Msgr. Kevin T. McMahon, STD | What the
HHS mandate reveals about the current situation.
• Where Would We Be Without Experts? Alive! | Carl
E. Olson | The Journal of Medical Ethics demonstrates how enlightened secularists continue to attack life and excuse murder.
• So Near and Yet So Far | Michael J. Miller | The current state of
CDF-SSPX negotiations.
• Eating Bitterness: Catholics in China | Anthony E. Clark | On
faith and frustration in China.
• Hysterical Anti-Catholic History | Rev. Brian Van Hove, S.J. | A review
of Cullen Murphy's best-selling book, God's Jury.
• Bringing the Lord | Jim Graves | Catholic chaplains offer hope and
healing to the imprisoned.
• The World's Most Secretive Nation | Brian O'Neel | The
future of North Korea is as murky as its past is murderous.
• The Apostolic Visitation in Historical Perspective | Ann
Carey | An interview with Sister Dolores Liptak, RSM.
• Under the Control of the State | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. | Why is
the Catholic Church so reluctant to grasp and acknowledge the operative logic of today's total control ideology?
• Making "The Way" His Way | Catholic World Report | An interview
with Emilio Estevez about the making of The Way.
• The Tyranny of Misunderstood Freedom | James Kalb
Everyone says freedom is a good thing. Christ promised it. America is based on it. But what is freedom?
• Liberated Love | Jim Graves | Courage offers compassion, fellowship, and
hope to those with same-sex attraction.
• "A sign of a new attitude" | Michael Kelly | Roman symposium
on clergy sex abuse highlights failings of the past, hope for the future.
• Twenty-first Century Recusants | Matthew Cullinan Hoffman | Obama
administration's contraceptive mandate evokes bitter memories of past persecution.
• No Generic God | Fr. James V. Schall | We need to trust
that God is present in history. We are not calling all the shots.
• Two New American Saints, Three Notable Firsts | Brian
O'Neel | Profiles of Bl. Marianne Cope and Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha, to be canonized In October.
• The Calm Before the Storm in Philadelphia | Dave Pierre | 2012
will be another big year for stories about the Catholic Church abuse narrative.
• Thriving Catholic Schools | Jim Graves | There is much to
lament about parochial education but some Catholic schools have managed to thrive.
• Culture and Evangelization | Russell Shaw | A new Catholic
subculture is visibly emerging, raising hopes for the future. But there is a problem.
• Hildegard of Bingen: Voice of the Living
Light | Sandra Miesel | On the life of the amazing woman who could be the next Doctor of the Church.
• Downsizing Planned Parenthood | Michael J. Miller | The
number indicate setbacks in the abortion industry and advances by the pro-life movement.
• "Ireland Stand Up" | Michael Kelly | Growing protests of the
closing of country's Embassy to the Holy See.
• "Just a beginning of new vitality in
religious life" | Ann Carey | A CWR interview with Mother Clare Millea, ASCJ.
• Secular Theocracy: The Foundations and Folly of Modern
Tyranny | David J. Theroux | Modern America has become a secular theocracy with a civic religion of national politics.
• God's Ecumenical Co-Pilot | Michael J. Miller | A CWR profile of
Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
• Becoming Men of Christ | Jim Graves | Profiles of 7 men who are challenging
other men to grow in faith and holiness.
• The Truth About Falsely Accused Priests | Dave Pierre | The
accused are often presumed guilty until proven innocent, while the media distorts the narrative of child abuse in the U.S.
• On Hearing Clearly the Church's Teaching | Fr. James V.
Schall, S.J. | We have too few bishops with voices.
• A Distinguished Past, a Changing
Present, an Online Future | Carl E. Olson | CWR has a new editor and a new format, but the same goals.
• "The Best Books I Read in 2011..." | Ignatius Press Authors,
Editors, and Friends | A reader favorite!
• In The Footsteps of Saints | Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D. | A
visit to Catholic villages where thousands of Catholics were martyred in the early 20th century.
• China's Catholics: Sixty Years of Faith, Resistance, and Reaching
for Freedom | Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D | Many Chinese Catholics reject the propaganda of the Catholic Patriotic Association.
• Introduction to Abbot Vonier's The Life of the World to
Come | Fr. Edward T. Oakes, S.J. | Our hope does not terminate in heaven alone but, as the Creed says, in vitam venturi saeculi.
• Zen: What Catholics Should Know | Dr. Eric Cunninghma | Is Zen too mysterious
and paradoxical to be grasped by the common "linear-thinking" western herd?
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Dogma And Preaching: Applying Christian Doctrine to
Daily Life (2nd Ed)
by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
This volume is an unabridged edition of Dogma and Preaching, a work that appeared in a much-reduced form in English, in 1985. The new book contains twice as much material as first
English edition. "Dogma", for many people, is a bad word. For the well-informed believer, it shouldn't be. Dogmas are truths revealed by God, which should enlighten the minds,
guide the choices, and gladden the hearts of Jesus' disciples, including pastors, deacons, and lay teachers. But, as Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), notes in the foreword
to this book, "The path from dogma to proclamation or preaching has become very troublesome." Finding ways to relate the content of the Church's dogmas to everyday life can be
challenging for today's preachers and teachers. Some people find the task so daunting that they leave dogma out. As a result, they wind up presenting something other than the
Church's faith and speak in their own name, offering perhaps unwittingly merely their own, subjective ideas, rather than the Word of God. In Dogma and Preaching, the theologian
and priest Joseph Ratzinger provides (1) a theory of preaching for today; (2) application of this theory to some themes for preaching drawn from the Church's dogmas; (3) meditations
and sermons based on the liturgical year and the communion of saints; and (4) some thoughts regarding the decade after the Second Vatican and Christianity's seeming irrelevance.
Ratzinger insists that sound preaching should rest on three pillars... Read more!
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