Easter is not a question mark

Catholic Questions from the Man Who Brought You "Catholic Answers" | CWR Staff | Karl Keating answers questions about his new book of questions and the most difficult and strange questions he’s ever been asked as an apologist.

Easter is not a question mark | George Weigel | The grittiness of Lent, and the “intransigent historical claims” without which Easter makes no sense at all, should remind us that Christianity does not rest on myths or “narratives".

“Shrouded” in Mystery: A Theology of Holy Saturday | Dr. Robert P. Miller | What is the significance of Holy Saturday? What is so holy about it? What can be so holy about a day that has no specific liturgy and, seemingly, nothing to celebrate?

Three gifts offered by Jesus on His way to the Cross | Carl E. Olson | "It is done. We have judged our God and have ordered Him slain. We will not have Christ with us more--He is in the way.”

The Magisterium and the Human Knowledge of Christ | Jimmy Akin | A new movie has stirred up controversy about Jesus’ human knowledge. What has the Church traditionally taught on the subject, and how is the teaching expressed today?

Sacred Music and the Vocation of the Composer | Carl E. Olson | "Music in the liturgy takes on the role of a sacramental," says composer Frank La Rocca in this CWR interview, "it must prepare the faithful to receive grace and dispose them to cooperate with it."

On sex abuse, has the pendulum swung too far? | Enza Ferreri | Attitudes about how the Church is handling cases of clerical sex abuse are frequently rooted in a misunderstanding of rule of law and evidentiary standards.

Abp. Cordileone on how lay people can strengthen their local Church | Jim Graves | The archbishop of San Francisco discusses the centrality of stewardship in education, vocations, and the Church’s charitable endeavors.

The Left’s War on Free Speech | William Kilpatrick | Those who love Trump--and those who loathe him--should think more carefully about the importance of free speech.

An Elegy for the Used Book Store | John Herreid | The days when a stroll through a local San Francisco neighborhood was sure to turn up at least one or two small used book stores are gone. And it’s a shame.

An Interview with Robert Ovies | IPNovels.com | Robert Ovies, author of The Rising, discussed his new novel, Barely a Crime.

Bill Cosby for the Laetare Medal? | Dr. Randall B. Smith | In honoring pro-abortion politicians, an institution shows it doesn’t really take the evil of abortion all that seriously.

The Present American Regime: Tyranny, Oligarchy, or Democracy? | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. | The most dangerous thing that anyone can do, in Aristotelian terms, is to accurately describe the existing regime that he is living under at the time.

For filmmakers, The Young Messiah was a labor of love | Jim Graves | CWR spoke to many of the stars and crew gathered for a Los Angeles premiere on March 10th.

“The Fleshly Tables of the Heart”: Newman in His Letters | Edward Short | A new book brilliantly distills Newman’s letters, giving readers a rich view of the great convert’s charm, integrity, and genius.

The Modern World and the Election of 2016 | Carl E. Olson | Lost amid the constant coverage of presidential campaigns, caucuses, speeches, debates, dramas, arguments, strategies, posturings, and platforms are historical perspective and true proportion.

Myth, Transcendence, and the "Conspiracy of Divine Providence" | Connor Malloy | In Part 2 of a wide-ranging interview, Fr. Robert Spitzer discusses the sacred center of all human myths, and the unlooked-for consequences of opening ourselves to God’s transcendence.

Immigration, Reason, and Responsibility | William Kilpatrick | Judging by the ongoing persecution of Christians in the Middle East, Africa, and other parts of the Muslim world, one can’t afford to be too rosy about the outlook for European Christians.

The Disorienting Quality of Real Prayer | Bishop Robert Barron | Reflections on the thought of Iris Murdoch and the familiar Gospel story of the Pharisee and the publican.

On Jesus’ human knowledge and "The Young Messiah" | Steven D. Greydanus | What did Jesus know and when did he know it?

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The four things keeping millennials from finding God | Connor Malloy | "We need some radical surgery," says Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, "we don’t need Band-Aids. We’ve got to change our viewpoint."

The Jesuit, the Monk, and the Malaise of the West | Dr. Samuel Gregg | The persistence of Joachimism over so many centuries suggests that, for all its vaunted secularism, the West remains profoundly religious in character.

New study: Increasing number of Americans consider Christianity "to be extremist" | Carl E. Olson | "The perception that the Christian faith is extreme," says Barna Group, "is now firmly entrenched among the nation’s non-Christians."

Contraception, Congo Nuns, Choosing the Lesser Evil, and Conflict of Commandments | Janet E. Smith | The Church has never taught that if the harms are serious enough, it is permissible to use contraception.

Silence in the Liturgy | Cardinal Robert Sarah | It is important to recall that silence is a necessary condition for deep, contemplative prayer, and an important component of the liturgy.

Three Reasons I Enjoyed Risen | Nick Olszyk | Director Kevin Reynolds understands that evidence does not automatically equal faith and gives Clavius (and the audience) time to ponder what the mysterious events involving Jesus of Nazareth really mean.

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