“You’re fired!” That was the tagline of the bombastic Donald Trump on Celebrity Apprentice. More recently, it was the short-lived leadership policy of the deservedly embattled president of Mount St. Mary’s University, the nation’s second-oldest […]
Pope Benedict XVI was, and is, known for playing the piano. Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, the chief architect of Friday’s Cuban summit between his boss Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis, is a published composer […]
Seven quick thoughts about the “Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia” (full text below). (1) I see that some commentators and other folks are making reference to “one […]
Inheritance, the new album by singer, songwriter, and pianist Audrey Assad [www.audreyassad.com], releases today. A collection of hymns and original songs, the beautiful, contemplative album features Audrey’s crystalline vocals and tasteful piano in lush, cinematic-like […]
Pope Francis’s Wednesday Audience talk of February 3rd addressed the question of the relationship of mercy to justice. “Sacred Scripture presents us with God as infinite mercy,” he stated, “but also as perfect justice. How […]
The first, historic meeting between a Pope and a Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church does not come from nowhere. Both the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate and the Holy See have been working on such an […]
I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the absurd reaction of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) to the lighthearted Super Bowl commercial produced to advertise Doritos. In the thirty-second clip, a pregnant mother, […]
Recently Catholic World Report published an article by Italian journalist Alessandra Nucci on how “Italy is the last remaining nation in Western Europe to hold out against the recognition of civil partnerships” and how the […]
Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa is head of the Franciscans in the Middle East, custodians of the holy places in Israel and Palestine. He spoke with Oliver Maksan for the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church […]
It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since my son, Stephen, and I spent two months in Rome – all of Lent and Easter Week – preparing a book that would allow readers […]
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