I. Recently, the California governor signed a law whereby children could legally have not just two, but three parents at the same time. This is the fifth state, plus the District of Columbia, to have […]
“St. Paul is the one who laid down the cornerstone of our religion and our creed. You cannot be a conscious Christian without St. Paul. He translated the teachings of Christ into a doctrinal structure […]
Sex and the institutions, customs, and restraints related to it are basic to social order. That claim shouldn’t be controversial, and it’s odd that it has become so. Older political philosophers such as Aristotle, who […]
“If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer. Do not become upset or […]
“The Church—I repeat once again—is not a relief organization, an enterprise nor an NGO (Non-Government Organization), but a community of people, animated by the Holy Spirit, who have lived and are living the wonder of […]
[Editor’s note: Part 1 of “China’s Modern Martyr’s: From Mao to Now” was published on June 13, 2013.] Part 2, Torments “The body of Christ which is the Church, like the human body, was first […]
The Church today has a troubled relation to the academy and media. The reasons are quite basic. Secular intellectual authorities believe they stand for a way of understanding the world, free unprejudiced inquiry carried on […]
“The word of the Gospel does not, therefore, authorize the use of force to spread the faith. It is exactly the opposite: the Christian’s real force is the force of truth and of love, which […]
Insisting that the only thing the poor need is bread consigns them to a world without signs of transcendence. […]
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