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Language Barriers
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on the unintended consequences of Mass in the vernacular. “Mass in the vernacular can create a deep separation, based on language, between Catholic communities… Read More
Victim Assistance Coordinator Interview: Sylvia Palda, Orange
This month’s interview is with Sylvia Palda of the Diocese of Orange in California. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Have you always been Catholic? Do you have… Read More
Division among the Bishops, or a Blessing in Disguise?
Stephen White reflects on the current debate over whether the USCCB ought to craft a document about Eucharistic coherence: “The American Church has suffered through decades of lax sacramental discipline,… Read More
Crisis Podcast Wins Award
The Catholic Project’s podcast, Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church, has received second place in the Catholic Media Association’s Gabriel Awards for 2021. This is a good opportunity to… Read More
Victim Assistance Coordinator Interview: Elizabeth Heidt Kozisek, Grand Island
About Elizabeth Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Do you have a family? Where did you go to school? I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. I received my… Read More
Signs and Wonders
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on the 40th anniversary of the assassination attempt of Pope St. John Paul II: “We will probably never know the full story of how… Read More
‘Centesimus Annus’ turns 30
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on the anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s encyclical Centesimus Annus. “Anyone interested in today’s most hotly contested debates – about the viability… Read More
Go, and Die for your People
Stephen White, director of The Catholic Project at Catholic University, writes about the recent news about Bishop Hoeppner of Crookston, MN and former auxiliary Bishop Binzer of Cincinnati: “The Church… Read More
Dioceses Marking April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
The USCCB and dioceses across the United States are marking April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month in various ways, including statements from bishops, packets from the office of safeguarding,… Read More
Not a Loaf, but Leaven
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on recent polls about the number of Americans who are members of a church, synagogue, or mosque, and the number of Catholics in America.… Read More
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Catholic Project at Catholic University is dedicated, in part, to the prevention of abuse in the Church. The month of April is recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.… Read More
What Covers a Multitude of Sins
Stephen White reflects on the gospel story of the rich young man in the context of the CDF’s answer to a question about blessing same-sex couples: “What the Church asks… Read More