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This Insights eNewsletter was sent to subscribers on April 21, 2026.

eNewsletter Subject: The parish with a death wish

“A beloved elderly relation of mine recently left her longtime parish, in which she had been an embedded figure for decades. When pressed thereafter about what could possibly have prompted her departure, she blurted, seemingly before she could stop herself, ‘there’s a bunch of young men with beards there all of a sudden.’”

Catholic Culture is pleased to publish a significant essay by Hunter Swogger about the “Culture of Dying” in many American parishes, which would prefer to close their doors rather than make the changes that bring revitalization.

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky writes on the puzzles of Christian life: The Catholic Rubik’s Cube.

Bishop Erik Varden has posted on his website a transcript of our interview with him about cinema.

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