Features
Why did the Wall fall, 30 years ago?
November 9 marked the 30th anniversary of the peaceful breach of the Berlin Wall — the symbolic high point of the Revolution of 1989, which [...]
Why did the Wall fall, 30 years ago?
Features
November 9 marked the 30th anniversary of the peaceful breach of the Berlin Wall — the symbolic high point of the Revolution of 1989, which would be completed seven weeks later by the fall of [...]
Enough Nones-sense—let’s settle for nothing but Truth
Editorial
There has been a fair amount of discussion and commentary among Catholics in recent years about “Nones,” notably the work of Bishop Robert Barron, who last week “outlined five paths Church leaders should take to [...]
Analysis
The Pachamama Rohrs
“How far back and forward in time does the Christ figure extend, and who exactly is Christ?” These questions were posed by Richard Rohr in an interview with Rich Heffern of the National Catholic Reporter [...]
Features
A “Diversity of Religions” or a “Religious Sense”?
More sweeping than the familiar tension between Faith and Reason, the Spanish and Basque poet, novelist, and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno proposes hope first, and then reasoning faith and finally charity. It’s not about rationality, [...]
Essay
Which God’s Will?
There has been some consternation recently over this sentence from a February 4th document “On Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together,” signed by Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmad el-Taye: The pluralism and the [...]
Features
Catholicism in the Land of the Rising Sun (and declining population)
When Pope Francis visits Japan this November 23-26, he will be received by a highly resilient Catholic community – one that endured centuries of violent persecution under anti-Christian leadership and, more recently, an atomic bomb [...]
Essay
Six lessons from the life and work of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Editor’s note: This homily was preached for the Mass during the day of professional development for the staff of the Catholic Schools Office of the Archdiocese of Detroit, November 13, 2019, the liturgical memorial of [...]
Features
‘I just wanted to be a priest’: Archbishop Gomez elected president of USCCB
Washington D.C., Nov 12, 2019 / 07:25 am (CNA).- When he became a priest four decades ago, Archbishop Jose Gomez did not expect that he would one day lead the largest archdiocese in the U.S., [...]
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It has been more than a year since the Sino-Vatican agreement signed on September 22, 2018, and the situation of China’s Catholics continues to attract media attention. In my long career of researching and publishing [...] -
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There has been a fair amount of discussion and commentary among Catholics in recent years about “Nones,” notably the work of Bishop Robert Barron, who last week “outlined five paths Church leaders should take to [...] -
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Jim the Scott:
>The pluralism and the diversity of religions, colour, sex, race and language are willed by God in His wisdom, through…
Jay:
As a cell biologist, I’m surprised Dr Miller does not mention the work of Stephen Meyer. A reading of one…
