Natural law, modern equality, and more on turning the corner
Columns
Last month, I wrote a bit about the renewal of family life as part of overall social renewal. I said it would require men and women to see each other as complementary, so they would [...]
Priming the soul for the mystery and miraculous nature of life in Christ
Books
Fairy tales have been part of the Christian tradition for a long, long time, and some of the most brilliant and insightful minds have opined on their importance. J.R.R. Tolkien, in his marvelous essay “On [...]
Essay
Man, Machine, and Jeremy Bentham’s Head
When you grow up in Western New York, as I did, you learn two things about the Niagara River. First, it’s great for swimming and boating. Second, don’t get caught in the current. Past a [...]
Essay
“God is glorious in His saints”: St. John Henry Newman and All Saints
Editor’s note: This homily was preached on the Solemnity of All Saints, 1 November 2026, at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, New Jersey. St. Paul tells us that “God is glorious [...]
Features
Rome excoriates publisher of a “credibly accused” list
In a shockingly frank judicial decision—decided in June 2025 but made available in English just last week in the canon law journal of St. Paul University in Ottawa1—the Roman Rota, the rough equivalent of the [...]
Essay
A Convert from Communism
As World War II was brewing, the Communist newspaper in London ran an “exposé” about the supposed Fascist connections of G. K. Chesterton’s Weekly Review. The articles were hastily written by Douglas Hyde, who was [...]
Essay
She reported on a “prairie fire from hell”: Author Donna Steichen dies at 97
The year was 1985. A nun in a zip-up velour robe was demonstrating liturgical dance at my all-girls high school. Spotlighted onstage in the darkened auditorium, she swayed and bowed, long grey hair falling to [...]
Features
Opinion: The Twelve Bishops and Trump—Controversy and Context
On October 22, twelve American successors to the Apostles cleared up a conundrum that has baffled theologians for centuries: What is the unpardonable sin against the Holy Spirit? Thanks to them, we now know: it [...]
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Is the Shroud of Turin Real? What the Latest Tests Show | Ben Davis Christian Church:
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St. Thomas Aquinas would not be in agreement with this "Catholic group.". Nor are many people in California who remember…
