New York and Massachusetts legislatures are preparing to join ten states in legalizing assisted suicide. Others are likely to follow. As Cardinal Seán O’Malley predicted in January, “There’s no doubt that the next major assaults […]
“You’re reading the Catechism?” That was my incredulous reaction, over twenty years ago, to a college friend who was in the midst of a cover-to-cover reading of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Catechism, […]
All schools, Catholic and otherwise, are future-oriented institutions. They prepare their students for their next steps in life, and must do so by a specific, non-negotiable deadline: the students’ date of graduation. In our utilitarian […]
“Parking for Giants fans only,” reads the garage door placard not far from my house. “All others will be towed.” Variations of this sign are readily available in sporting goods stores. Smaller ones can be […]
As the world’s foremost English-speaking theologian, St. John Henry Newman (1801-1890) is often claimed as the champion of disparate, even warring, religious tribes. His groundbreaking work on conscience has endeared him to liberals even though […]
History rightly remembers St. Jerome (c.347-420) for compiling the Vulgate, the all-Latin edition of the Bible. In this endeavor that took decades, Jerome was the first to insist on translating the Old Testament directly from […]
Public health messages barrage us from the moment of birth. Mothers cannot leave the hospital until a physician examines the newborns, who must then be taken to their personal pediatricians within the first week of […]
Across America, Catholic school teachers are returning to their classrooms to begin a new year, when they will again endeavor to fulfill the purpose of Catholic education: to lead their students to Christ by means […]
What makes Catholic education distinct from its public and private school counterparts? Is it crucifixes on the walls, uniforms, religion classes, and occasional school Masses? Or is there something deeper than these external decorations and […]
In Florida, which has become ground zero for America’s educational culture wars, a free speech organization called PEN America has joined forces with the nation’s largest book publisher, Penguin Random House, in a unique offensive. […]
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