Aristotle stated in his Politics that one of the most necessary, yet dangerous, political and intellectual tasks was to say precisely what a political regime is. In other words, the health of a community and […]
In his new book, Taking Rites Seriously, Baylor University Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies Dr. Francis J. Beckwith reviews several areas of law and public policy with a view to showing how “a small […]
Three years ago, Sacred Heart Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan was a failing school. It was down to 69 students in the entire K-12 program, employed only six teachers, and was a financial “drain on […]
MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: A-II Reel Rating: (4 out of 5 reels) The story of the Miracle on the Hudson and its protagonist Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger has already entered into pantheon of American legends. […]
The 2016 Theology of the Body (TOB) Congress will be held Friday, September 23, through Sunday, September 25 (with a “Pre-Congress” Thursday, September 22) at the Ontario Convention Center in Southern California. The event will […]
“This bus only goes as far as Millbank,” the driver announced, to groans of annoyance from the passengers. I needed to be at Westminster Cathedral and had only 15 minutes in which to get there… […]
Yesterday, the Catholic University of America hosted a press conference for the release of the document “Affirmation of the Catholic Church’s Teaching on the Gift of Sexuality”, which was signed by over 500 Catholic scholars […]
Nearly 50 years after the “prophetic” papal document Humanae Vitae, the Catholic Church’s longstanding teaching against contraception continues to promote the human good, said a group of Catholic thinkers on Tuesday. “We hold that Catholic […]
The Catholic Church observed the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross last week on September 14. It happens also to be my birthday, so I have a particular fondness for this feast. Another […]
Recent remarks by the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, have fueled speculation about a possible exchange of diplomatic representation between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China. Unfortunately, the cardinal’s remarks […]
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