To know and do God’s will: A short Ignatian primer

Homecoming in exile in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey By Collin Slowey on Jul 31, 2026 04:20 am Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is proving quite controversial, in part because it admits of so many different interpretations. Is it a nefarious piece of woke propaganda? A parable about PTSD? Or an “apologia for Christian morality,” as [...] Read in browser » To know and do God’s will: A short Ignatian primer By Fr. Charles Fox on Jul 31, 2026 03:00 am Because we are rational human beings, it is best for us not only to do God’s will, but also first to know God’s will and [...] Read in browser » A holy priest and prayerful porter in the house of God By Donald Jacob Uitvlugt on Jul 30, 2026 02:39 pm July 30th is the feast day of Blessed Solanus Casey, a Capuchin friar who died in 1957 and who has a strong chance of becoming the first man in the United States to be declared [...] Read in browser » Pope Leo XIV: I still have a great love for America By Ishmael Adibuah on Jul 30, 2026 12:00 pm The U.S.-born pontiff expressed affection for his homeland in an interview with NBC News on July 29. [...] Read in browser » Anthony Fauci and lukewarm Catholicism By Matthew Becklo on Jul 30, 2026 10:29 am Editor’s note: This essay was posted originally at CWR on December 26, 2023.  In a recent BBC interview, Anthony Fauci reflects on his own “complicated” relationship with the Catholic Church. Fauci and the reporter are [...] Read in browser » Sold on a promise: How a Catholic network is rescuing Africa’s trafficked youth By Ngala Killian Chimtom on Jul 30, 2026 04:00 am “I held my mother and siblings in a warm, tearful embrace of hope,” Pauline (not her real name) recalls. She pauses, offering a wan and ashy smile as the memory of November 23, 2016, washes [...] Read in browser » On Twenty Years of Twitter—er, X By Marcus Peter on Jul 29, 2026 04:00 pm Twenty years ago, a small social media platform called Twitter was launched into public life. Few imagined that a service built around brief updates would become one of the principal architects of modern consciousness through [...] Read in browser » The Summer Reading List: 2026 By George Weigel on Jul 29, 2026 04:00 am A 2025 YouGov poll revealed some interesting factoids about Americans’ reading habits—or lack thereof. 40% of us didn’t read a book last year. About a quarter of the country read one to four books in [...] Read in browser » Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 By CWR Staff on Jul 29, 2026 03:00 am 5 years after Pope Francis’ Latin Mass restrictions, traditionalist Catholics reflect on ‘Traditionis Custodes’ (America): “Five years after its release, a papal document on the preconciliar form of the Mass, commonly called the “traditional Latin [...] Read in browser » “It Will Mean What the Words Say!” On the Use and Abuse of Language By Kenneth Craycraft on Jul 28, 2026 02:55 pm In a pivotal scene in Robert Bolt’s play, A Man for All Seasons, St. Thomas More is confronted by his son-in-law, William Roper, with news that Parliament is about to pass the Act of Succession, [...] Read in browser » ‘The Chosen’ unveils emotional Season 6 trailer depicting Christ’s passion By Francesca Pollio Fenton on Jul 28, 2026 12:30 pm Season 6 of “The Chosen” will be released on Prime Video beginning Nov. 15. [...] Read in browser » St Titus Brandsma: Witness to Truth, Martyr of Love By Donald Jacob Uitvlugt on Jul 28, 2026 12:02 am Many know St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, the Carmelite martyr to Nazism, at least by her name in the world, Edith Stein. However, she was by no means the only Carmelite victim of National [...] Read in browser » Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone among new members of Vatican’s highest court By Walter Sánchez Silva on Jul 27, 2026 12:40 pm Pope Leo XIV also appointed Bishop Edward Lohse of Kalamazoo, Michigan, along with canon law experts from Spain, Germany, Poland, and Italy, to five-year terms on the Apostolic Signatura. [...] Read in browser » An Educational Perfect Storm By Dr. Randall B. Smith on Jul 27, 2026 04:00 am The 1991 “perfect storm,” made famous by the movie of that name starring George Clooney, resulted from a rare collision of three distinct weather systems that converged to create an exceptionally massive and destructive storm. [...] Read in browser » Pope Leo XIV urges halt to Mideast attacks, return to diplomacy By Victoria Cardiel on Jul 26, 2026 05:48 pm The pontiff also reflected on the kingdom of God as a treasure that enlarges life and unites people of different backgrounds in Christ. [...] Read in browser » On the Faith of Saint Anne By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Jul 26, 2026 09:10 am 1Editor’s note: This homily was preached on the Seventeenth Sunday, July 26, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Last Sunday, we considered the centrality of grace in the Christian life and [...] Read in browser » Why monks outlive other men: Inside a 30-year study of European monasteries By Bohumil Petrík on Jul 25, 2026 07:00 am A long-running study of German and Austrian monasteries suggests that much of the gap between how long men and women live comes down to how men live, not to biology. [...] Read in browser » Christ is the treasure hidden in the field By Carl E. Olson on Jul 25, 2026 05:00 am Readings: • 1 Kngs 3:5, 7-12 • Psa 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 • Rom 8:28-30 • Mt 13:44-52 How good are you and I at recognizing something that is valuable, even priceless? That question [...] Read in browser » Exploring Landscapes of Grace: On the Virtues of Wandering Around Outside By Monica Seeley on Jul 24, 2026 03:52 pm I thought of Jeff Gardner’s Landscapes of Grace during a recent mellow evening ramble with my teenage son. I thought of it again last weekend as I slogged uphill on a hot day, with the [...] Read in browser » U.S. Ambassador clarifies view on pope’s role in politics, war after Vatican response By Tyler Arnold on Jul 24, 2026 11:49 am Burch said his recent comments to the New York Times were not meant to imply that Pope Leo’s statements about the Iran war should be seen as simply diplomatic — rather than spiritual — guidance. [...] Read in browser » Ten Catholic scientists and inventors everyone should know By Filip Mazurczak on Jul 24, 2026 04:00 am While the dominant narrative in the West since the Enlightenment has been that religion is obscurantist and hostile to science, until the twentieth century, it was in the Christian West where the most important scientific [...] Read in browser » The Spiritual Significance of Serving Others By Susan Ciancio on Jul 24, 2026 12:54 am Be of service. Those three short words have the potential to carry an enormous positive impact when acted upon with love. I have thought of those words for weeks, ever since I watched an episode [...] Read in browser » France becomes first European country to ban social media for minors under 15 By Solène Tadié on Jul 23, 2026 12:27 pm “France is leading the way in Europe by becoming the first country to establish a ‘digital age of majority,’” said the country’s minister delegate for digital sovereignty. [...] Read in browser » The Other Founding: The Blood of the Martyrs By Dr. R. Jared Staudt on Jul 23, 2026 04:00 am This summer has led me on an unexpected pilgrimage related to the founding of the United States. I wrote previously about traveling some of the paths taken by Spanish explorers in 1776, including the trek through [...] Read in browser » Listening Without Hearing: A Critique of Synodal Study Group 9 on Homosexuality By CWR Contributors on Jul 22, 2026 08:49 pm Editor’s note: The following essay was penned by a participant in the Catholic apostolate of Courage. Author’s note: I did not read the official response by Courage International before writing this essay, and thus arrived at [...] Read in browser »