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14+ hour, 40+ min ago (465+ words) February 4, 2026 CWR Staff The Dispatch 0 Print In Defense of Bishop Barron (The Fourth Watch): "Despite attacks from a certain segment of Catholic commentators, Bishop Barron is a model of how to be a good bishop in times of turmoil." Settling…...
Catholic groups and content creators aim to reach Gen Z
1+ week, 1+ day ago (937+ words) January 27, 2026 EWTN News News Briefs 0 Print Studies have shown a growth in Gen Z's interest in the Catholic faith. Mindful of this growing trend, Catholic organizations and well-known influencers are working to reach this demographic. For a generation raised on…...
On the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church
1+ week, 3+ day ago (432+ words) January 24, 2026 Peter M.J. Stravinskas Essay, Features 0 Print This Sunday celebrates the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church. We are also fast approaching the onset of Lent. With that in mind, I would like to urge…...
Fact check: Are there more Gen Z Catholics than Protestants?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1750+ words) January 22, 2026 EWTN News News Briefs 0 Print Jan 22, 2026 / 09:00 am (CNA). Multiple news reports have said the number of Generation Z Catholics is surging in the United States. ZENIT, an international Catholic news service, and Magisterium AI, a Catholic artificial intelligence agency,…...
The Blessed Virgin Mary: Sinless by grace, saved by grace, assumed by grace
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1995+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, 2025. August 15, 2025 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 35 Print Readings:" " Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab " Psa 45:10, 11, 12, 16 " 1 Cor 15:20-27 " Lk 1:39-56 On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX defined the dogma of the Immaculate…...
“What is the mark of a Christian?”
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, August 10, 2025. August 9, 2025 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 2 Print Readings: " Wis 18:6-9 " Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 " Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 " Lk 12:32-48 Today's readings are about vigilance, especially as they relate to the virtues of faith and hope. In fact, vigilance is…...
Proclaiming the Kingdom in the splendor of the Son
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (506+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, July 6, 2025. July 5, 2025 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 1 Print Readings: " Is 66:10-14c " Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 " Gal 6:14-18 " Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 Anyone who has seen a sunrise from a viewpoint overlooking a grand vista knows the wonder of seeing the contours…...