A Commentary on Chariots of Fire: Live Excellently

Chariots of Fire is a film made by an unknown director with unknown lead actors, yet out of this team of unremarkables came one of Britain’s greatest and most inspirational films. In 1947, British author Evelyn Waugh visited with a few film magnates in the United States to sell the film adaption of his novel Brideshead […]

Overcoming the Unhappiness Syndrome

According to a recent longitudinal Gallup poll (from 2006 to 2021), unhappiness has increased significantly and continuously on a global level—well before and after the Covid crisis. In Gallup’s words, “People feel more anger, sadness, pain, worry and stress than ever before” (Gallup 2022). Perhaps more disturbing is the doubling in the rates of major […]

Biden targets Trump in Florida speech on abortion

President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus on April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. / Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 23, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). President … […]

“Welcome to the Reign of God”, a decade later

Ten years ago, I wrote a CWR editorial titled “Welcome to the Reign of Gay”. In some ways, it seems more like fifty years ago, as the cultural and moral landscape has not just shifted, […]

A Doctor at Calvary: A Medical Perspective on the Wounds of Christ on the Cross

While sparing the world the consequences of sin with a perfect and total act of mercy, Christ spared himself no suffering during His passion and death on the Cross, and now Deacon Bob McDonald, a medical doctor, shares his forensic analysis of Christ’s wounds. Christ endured untold sufferings while on the Cross, paying the ultimate […]