In praise of single-sex dormitories

“It is in the sacrament of the Eucharist where we profit from His Passion” By Paul Senz on Jan 22, 2026 08:28 pm The Eucharist is at the heart of our lives as Catholics, a truth that the Church has long recognized and celebrated. But what does that mean? What role does the Eucharist play in our lives? [...] Read in browser » In praise of single-sex dormitories By Teagan Byrne on Jan 22, 2026 06:51 pm I live in a female college dorm where men are forbidden. And I wouldn’t change it for the world! I feel safe, I have great friendships with both men and women, and I feel supported [...] Read in browser » John Allen Jr., author and longtime Vatican reporter, dies at 61 By EWTN News on Jan 22, 2026 11:30 am John Allen Jr. | Credit: John Allen/CC BY-SA 3.0 Jan 22, 2026 / 12:30 pm (CNA). John Allen Jr., the prolific author and longtime Vatican reporter hailed for his insightful coverage of the Holy See across multiple pontificates, died on Jan. 22 a... [...] Read in browser » With Roe gone, we still need a culture of life By Dr. R. Jared Staudt on Jan 22, 2026 04:00 am Volunteering in the Pro-Life movement in the 1990s, I remember praying for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as if it would immediately end the abortion problem in the United States. As a high schooler, [...] Read in browser » The Politics of Three Cardinals By CWR Staff on Jan 21, 2026 08:13 pm Just a week after Archbishop Coakley, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Noem, three U.S. cardinals ignored Archbishop Coakley’s [...] Read in browser » Fact-checking the New Yorker By George Weigel on Jan 21, 2026 04:00 am Back in the day, when the New Yorker set the standard for literary elegance among serious American journals, writers were driven to distraction by the fanatical fact-checking characteristic of the magazine’s gimlet-eyed editors. But the old New Yorker ain’t [...] Read in browser » Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, January 21, 2026 By CWR Staff on Jan 21, 2026 03:00 am Three cardinals don’t speak for the Church (Catholic Culture): “When three American cardinals issued a statement on American foreign policy earlier this week, their comments naturally commanded public attention.” Jay Leno honors ‘for better or [...] Read in browser » Islam, Iran, and the separation of church and state By Marcus Peter on Jan 20, 2026 09:41 pm Public debate surrounding the turmoil in Iran is increasing, and rightly so. Unfortunately, I have observed an increasing default to a tired conclusion, namely that religion itself represents a corrosive threat to political order and [...] Read in browser » Catholics express mixed views on first year of Trump’s second term By EWTN News on Jan 20, 2026 12:21 pm With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson by his side, President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Jan 20, 2026 / 1... [...] Read in browser » When words mean anything, they mean nothing(ness) By Kenneth Craycraft on Jan 19, 2026 08:12 pm Over the course of a few days in mid-January, the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) heard oral argument in a major Title IX case, a U.S. Senate committee held a hearing about the danger of chemical abortions, and [...] Read in browser » “Throughout the year”: Why there is nothing ordinary about “Ordinary Time” By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Jan 19, 2026 07:04 pm Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on January 18, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Let’s check your grasp of what we were taught in kindergarten about the “primary [...] Read in browser »