Photographs can capture exceptional moments in an iconic way, making the original experience “present” emotionally as well as pictorially. The photo of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima’s Mt. Suribachi “means a […]
Any veteran of World War II can tell you stories. But for Frank E. Bryer, his story—one he could never forget—was a terrible one. It began the moment his ship, called the Rohna, was sunk. […]
When it comes to failed governments in our time, it’s hard to ignore French President François Hollande’s administration. Hollande’s record on basic issues like unemployment as well as his ineptness in the face of jihadist […]
Pope Francis has frequently spoken of an “ecumenism of the blood.” Today, Christians are being persecuted and exterminated solely for professing belief in Christ in the Middle East and many parts of Africa and Asia, […]
Editor’s Note: This is the second and final article on the Stopes v. Sutherland libel trial of 1923. The first article discussed the background of the case, including UK birth-control advocate Marie Stopes’ enthusiastic interest […]
Editor’s note: This is the first of two articles on the Stopes v. Sutherland libel trial.The second article can be read here. In 1923 in Britain, a Catholic doctor won an important victory in the battle […]
Early and late, Tennyson’s theme was mortal beauty. In The Princess (1847), when he was scarcely forty, he set it to an enchanting music. The splendor falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in […]
Many Catholics view Freemasonry as a dangerous—even Satanic—conspiracy founded to destroy the Faith. On the other hand, the Craft likes to present itself as “an ancient Order dedicated to the Brotherhood of Man and the […]
On January 20, Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to publish decrees acknowledging the “heroic virtues” of six men and one woman: two diocesan priests, three priests in religious orders, the […]
The Church has often found itself at odds with American society—or perhaps it is more accurate to say, American society has often found itself at odds with the Church. There is a long history of […]
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