Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has elaborated on a widely-shared homily he delivered last weekend, in which he lamented Europe’s falling away from Christianity and stated that “many Muslims” wish for “a third attempt at an Islamic […]
A man dressed in clerical garb is seen addressing a crowd. He tells them, with a visible passion, that if the state won’t stop local drug dealers then he will. And, as we see later, […]
In a message to a gathering of bishops of the Americas in Bogota, Colombia, Pope Francis made a point that’s always worth recalling but especially timely now in this Year of Mercy. Sin exists, he […]
There is a local inside joke about Oxford that goes like this: “How is the Anglican Church like the Turl?” Answer: “Because it goes from High to Broad, passing by Jesus.” The joke is usually […]
Father George William Rutler commands respect and attention with his grounded demeanor and calm, confident disposition. Those who have followed his career know well that when he opens his mouth, puts pen to paper, or […]
I noted last month that personal and social identity is a problem for people today. No one seems sure where it comes from, what it’s for, or what difference it should make. The natural attitude, it seems, […]
Like Shelby Foote’s three-volume masterpiece, The Civil War: A Narrative, Francis Parkman’s seven-volume colossus, France and England in North America, is worth reading and re-reading for its literary elegance as well as its historical insight. […]
Canon 915, the modern (yet resting on ancient roots) norm that prohibits ministers of holy Communion from giving that sacrament to Catholics who “obstinately persevere in manifest grave sin” does not expressly name divorced Catholics living in […]
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in health coverage and care. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the Final […]
The month of May is sometimes called the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. When I was a kid, that was certainly the case, and the highlight of the month in my parish was […]
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