Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, Catholic priest and war hero, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor yesterday at the White House by President Barack Obama. The President’s speech began by noting that this year […]
As a trained historian, I am normally very suspicious of the mixture of history and contemporary affairs. The potential to distort history in order to promote a contemporary agenda is simply too great. Make arguments […]
In 1984, former abortion doctor and NARAL founder Bernard Nathanson narrated the film The Silent Scream, which featured ultrasound footage of the abortion of an 11-week-old fetus. It culminates with a shot of the unborn […]
Last month I noted that Catholics need settings in which they can lead a Catholic life among Catholics. For most of us, loving God and living as Christians take schooling and support, which we aren’t […]
Back on March 27th, Dr. Ed Peters posted “A primer on Church teaching regarding ‘same-sex marriage’”, which said nothing that should have come as a surprise to knowledgeable Catholics or anyone with a decent familiarity with […]
Today Pope Francis’ delivered his weekly General Audience catechesis to a packed St. Peter’s Square. The full text of the address, as translated by Vatican Radio, is below. Dear Brothers and Sisters, good day! In […]
Dr. Eric Cunningham, Associate Professor in the Department of History at Gonzaga University (GU) and a former advisor to the campus council of the Knights of Columbus at GU, yesterday sent a letter to Sue […]
There’s an apocryphal story about a frog in a pan of water in which the temperature is gradually increased. The frog, not sensing the danger, is boiled before it leaps to freedom. There’s also the […]
The April 1st edition of China Daily includes a story titled, “Catholics in China celebrate Easter”: The problem? First, the picture is of a Chinese Protestant service, not a Catholic service. Strange. The story also […]
Margaret Thatcher, one of the greatest leaders of the Cold War, of the 20th century, and of British history, has died at the age of 87. I’ve referred to her as one of my Cold […]
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