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Catholic World Report (Ignatius Press) and Lay Witness (Catholics United for the Faith) are also good magazines that I don’t think have been mentioned above.

If you’re at all involved in catechesis, The Sower is a **great **magazine for catechists. It is now a joint venture between Maryvale Institute in England and Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Ignatius Press also puts out Homiletic & Pastoral Review. I haven’t read it myself, but if it’s put out by Ignatius, it’s a fair bet that it is a good one.
 
The word because Vincent Twomey is a pure legend!
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I know that your all americans and have way more choice over there but it is actually really good.

Here we have the Irish Catholic too which has alot of very interesting articles and opinion pieces with a big section on International news, but most of the articles are, like the Church, Universal! 🙂
We have Alive, Irish Family Press and a couple others which are abit crazy and are more concerned with how conspiracy theories about how homosexuals intend to take over because they invented global warming!

BTW thanks for the heads up on some of the articles mentioned here, I have just subscribed to some too!
 
Latin_Mass_Only said:
The New Oxford Review is still very active, but the web site is outdated as to their current magazine available on line. However, this monthly magazine, created by former Episcopalians, is hard hitting, yet loyal to the Church. They never sugar coat the post Vatican II disaster we have been living through for almost 40 years. They call it as they see it.

Give it a try. I think you’ll be hooked.
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You sound like their ad copy! 😃

I’ve tried reading NOR a few times… they seem theologically/philosophically sound but the main thing that struck me about the whole publication was a noticeably uncharitable attitude. You can be “hard-hitting” and not “sugar coat” without being rude. Reading that rag just bums me out. It’s a shame.
 
jd mayer said:
You sound like their ad copy! 😃

I’ve tried reading NOR a few times… they seem theologically/philosophically sound but the main thing that struck me about the whole publication was a noticeably uncharitable attitude. You can be “hard-hitting” and not “sugar coat” without being rude. Reading that rag just bums me out. It’s a shame.
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I find them doctrinally okay too but seems like they emphasize the negative.
 
ddeluna said:
Does anyone have an opinion of America (magazine)?
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NewUlm1976_2000 said:
National Catholic Reporter:thumbsup: :cool:
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Just add “Commonweal” to this list with “America” and “National Catholic Reporter”, and you have the trifecta of dissident “Catholic” magazines.

I’d steer clear of all three. Any “Catholic” magazine that openly and consistenly advocates positions that clearly contradict Church teaching on many different issues should be avoided by most people. They’re more likely to confuse that to actually help. The only reason to read them would be to see what you’re up against in trying to faithfully hand on the faith to other people.
 
What Catholic magazine can I get that has the orthodoxy of National Catholic Register while having the compassion and pastoral leaning of America?:confused: How is the new Catholic Answer (at least I think it’s new)?
 
Transformer said:
St. Anthony Messenger is somewhat close to what you describe.

Out of curiosity, how orthodox is America? Is it about of the same alignment as U.S. Catholic?
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I’ve never read US Catholic so I can’t tell you that, but I get an online subscription to *America *and I really enjoy it. I’ve never had any issues with it at all. I think it’s a “smart” magazine for lack of better word. It doesn’t shy away from covering controversial issues, there are not always subjects covered that are of interest to me, but most of the time I find it quite engaging and interesting. Also, I wouldn’t call it unorthodox by any means. Maybe its spin on things is a bit more pragmatic and tries to stay more unbiased than take one side or another.

Others might chime in and said something differently.

I was reading a copy of St. Anthony’s Messenger, I’ve always been fond of the Franciscans, and found it to be quite good. It didn’t seem to lean to far to the right or the left. I usually judge publications I’m not familiar with by reading letters to the editor. That’s usually where I discover if the magazine is going to jive with my sensibilities.
 
brigid12 said:
What Catholic magazine can I get that has the orthodoxy of National Catholic Register while having the compassion and pastoral leaning of America?:confused: How is the new Catholic Answer (at least I think it’s new)?
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I have read many of the Catholic magazines over the years. However, I have gotten out of the habit so I hope the ones I mention are still in circulation. I suggest “The Liguorian” (sp.?), “Catholic Digest,” or “U.S. Catholic.”

John
 
I just joined CUF (Catholics United for the Faith) – which is orthodox s they come, & they put out a good magazine, LAY WITNESS. See www.cuf.org.
 
Hello,

I am looking to subscribe to a couple of Catholic periodicals, though I really am quite unsure in which direction I should go. I would love some suggestions, perhaps based on what some of you are reading on a weekly/monthly basis?

I hear that the National Catholic Register is conservative whereas the National Catholic Reporter is liberal. Should I subscribe to both in order to get the fullest picture?

A group of Jesuits publish a periodical called America which appears to be decent, but I’ll admit that, sadly, I don’t always trust what Jesuits have to say anymore. So many of them are like Fr. John Dear who support women’s ordination, homosexual unions, contraception, married priests, etc. Perhaps this periodical is a breath of fresh air?

Your recommendations are much appreciated.
 
Epistemes said:
Hello,

I am looking to subscribe to a couple of Catholic periodicals, though I really am quite unsure in which direction I should go. I would love some suggestions, perhaps based on what some of you are reading on a weekly/monthly basis?

I hear that the National Catholic Register is conservative whereas the National Catholic Reporter is liberal. Should I subscribe to both in order to get the fullest picture?

A group of Jesuits publish a periodical called America which appears to be decent, but I’ll admit that, sadly, I don’t always trust what Jesuits have to say anymore. So many of them are like Fr. John Dear who support women’s ordination, homosexual unions, contraception, married priests, etc. Perhaps this periodical is a breath of fresh air?

Your recommendations are much appreciated.
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I cannot speak to recommendations for, but although I was educated by Jesuits, I would suggest giving them a few more years before subscribing to their magazines. They are pretty liberal, at least they were. They may have changed. As to subscribing to that liberal rag the Reporter, don’t waste your money. It is supporting Satan, imo. They routinely run articles praising women’s “ordination”, and always cover when such a farce occurs. The Register is good. Maybe call the Register, and ask where you can find a copy of their magazine (they should have a list of distributors), and find out if you like it.

First Things, although not exclusively Catholic (run by the convert Fr. John Neuhaus", who is ecumenical in the good way), is pretty good too. This is more a scholarly journal (religion wise, imo) than most others.
 
I just noticed that the National Catholic Reporter is essentially free as it appears anyone can access all the articles online without a subscription. The same seems to be the case for the Catholic Herald. It makes me wonder why anyone would choose to subscribe to either of these??
 
Epistemes said:
It makes me wonder why anyone would choose to subscribe to either of these??
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Perhaps because you can take a magazine everywhere. You aren’t required to be sitting at your computer. And some people (such as me) find it difficult to read lengthy articles on a monitor - paper is much easier.

As someone else mentioned, you might want to skip National Catholic Reporter - they are pretty far out there in left field. If you want a generally liberal magazine, you might consider US Catholic.

America used to be fairly liberal, but I am not familiar with them since their editor was forced to resign three years ago.

If you want a solidly orthodox publication, National Catholic Register won’t steer you wrong.
 
A lay organization from San Diego puts out an excellent magazine called “This Rock” I think they are called Catholic Answers 😉

Go to catholic.com for information.

It comes out monthly, except the July/August issue is a combined issue. Everyone in my extended family reads it.
 
*Columbia *Magazine. Subscription rates are very reasonable, or free if you (or your husband, in such circumstance) join the Knights of Columbus. 😉

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