At the end of October Pope Francis will travel to Sweden to join a Lutheran World Federation observance opening the 500th anniversary year of Martin Luther’s break with the Catholic Church and the start of […]
How many people do you know who can give you a technical description of photosynthesis and quote from Ludwig Ott’s Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma? Dr. Stacy Trasancos (stacytrasancos.com) is one such person, accomplished in both […]
Western society’s understanding of elemental, foundational concepts like “male” and “female” (Gen I: 27) is disintegrating, and I fear we will see more manifestations of this disintegration even within those ranks so precious to our […]
For those of us who find it impossible to cast a vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump on November 8, this poem by Artur Miedzyrzecki, written during Poland’s Solidarity revolution, has a certain […]
This fall I am giving presentations to all of the high school teachers, staff and administrators in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. These talks take place on an annual basis, and they are dedicated to […]
This is how you get to Norcia. You fly to Rome and travel to its central railway station. You then take the Ancona train to Spoleto—I recommend the 11:58 AM. If you can’t manage that, […]
“Pastors need to be preparing their people to be forced out of their jobs if they insist on living their Christian faith.” So said conservative commentator Rod Dreher in a recent thought-provoking conference address. Dreher, […]
I cannot pretend that a book entitled Ethical Sex would normally jump off the shelf at me but Anthony McCarthy’s erudite exploration of human sexuality and its significance provides a worthy contribution to an academic […]
Time magazine’s cover story “Can Google Solve Death?” was published on the last day of September 2013 and was written by Harry McCracken and Lev Grossman. The subtitle—“The search giant is launching a venture to […]
Dawn Eden Goldstein is a theologian who rocks. Not only has she written many excellent, helpful books. She has also written a pop song, “Girl on the Northern Line,” which has been recorded by The […]
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