If we want our social and political efforts to be useful, their direction should depend on the way the world is going. But people aren’t good at reading the signs of the times. As Yogi […]
In 1975, Father Richard Ginder, a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, published Binding with Briars. The book, though revolting at times, sheds more light on the clerical sexual abuse scandal than perhaps any other book […]
Two appointments made big news out of the Vatican this week, one to the leadership of the US capital see and the other to the top spot at the Vatican department tasked with overseeing religious […]
It is a common view that in social situations, one ought to avoid discussions that concern religion and politics. Such an injunction has its roots in fundamental confusions about judgments concerning right and wrong, good […]
History is often burdened by hoary myths that take on a life of their own, independently of what “really happened,” in order to establish a certain narrative. We’ll likely hear one such myth this April, […]
America Magazine recently ran an article by Mary McAuliffe entitled “Women and LGBTQ Catholics are paying the price for church unity” (Jan. 2, 2024). The essay is completely unremarkable except insofar as it underscores and […]
In April 2024, Augustine Institute announced its plans to move its operations to a new campus in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The educational and evangelization apostolate has been based in Denver since its founding […]
One way to meet folks and make friends abroad in a strange city: take mass transit, get lost on the subway, look confused, and ask for help. I must confess it didn’t work some years […]
As a Catholic, I am grateful that a respected Hollywood filmmaker chose to spend his time and talents to produce a television show about, of all subjects, Catholic saints. After all, Martin Scorsese has been […]
A few weeks ago, on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12), a great crusading spirit passed from this land of exile to her true home. Siobhan Nash-Marshall’s death, following a long and […]
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