The Dispatch
New book is a celebration and a guide to the wisdom of…
On December 31, 2022—three years ago today—the world lost one of the greatest Catholic leaders of…
Saint Catherine Labouré, her visions, and how they…
Saint Catherine Labouré (1806-76) is best remembered as the recipient of a series of visions…
Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, December…
Rage Bait – “Online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being…
My Top Ten Movies of 2025
Here are my choices for the ten best films of 2025. 1. Sketch – This is, I think, the best film of…
Baffled by a bishop
It was not my own bishop who baffled me, just to be clear. It was instead the Most Reverend Michael…
The Smiling Face of Erasure – Catholic World Report
(Images: us.fotolia.com) I was recently interviewed on CTV, Canada’s national broadcaster, about…
Grumpy priests and Saint Thomas Becket
We Catholics tend to have unrealistic expectations about our priests. We want every one of them to…
Mothers in NY file suit over teacher’s use of explicit…
(us.fotolia.com/smolaw11) Two mothers in Watertown, New York, have filed suit in a federal trial…
The Holy Family and the unity of God’s family –…
Detail from "Holy Family on the Steps" (c.1648) by Nicolas Poussin Readings:• Sir 3:2-6,…
The beautiful tension of the Christmas Octave –…
Detail from "The Stoning of St Stephen" (1603-04) by Annibale Carracci. (Image: WikiArt)…
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