Your Eminence: In an article recently published by a major German Catholic website, you suggested that the question of whether the Church can ordain women has not been definitively settled: “I cannot imagine how a […]
It has been said that the first casualty of war is truth. I wonder whether we should say instead that the first casualty of war is clear reasoning, even on the part of intelligent and […]
The first half of April 2026 has provided a number of examples of the danger of political idolatry in the United States. Events in early April have also reminded us Catholics that our political or […]
Many are abuzz about Pope Leo XIV’s Palm Sunday homily. In order to provide some context, let’s consider what Pete Hegseth prayed at the Pentagon last Wednesday, March 25th. In leading a Pentagon Christian service, […]
Editor’s note: This essay originally appeared in AMAC’s “Newsline” and is reposted here with kind permission Though the power of the #MeToo movement peaked long ago, the Left’s cancellation machine kicked into gear this past […]
One question facing Pope Leo XIV will be whether to advance the “new paradigm” for moral theology proposed by Pope Francis and some of his advisors in recent years. In 2016, in Chapter 8 of […]
A recent appeal from Pope Leo XIV urged patient diplomacy amid rising tensions between Western powers and the Islamic Republic of Iran. His words reflected the Church’s perennial instinct toward peace. Through long decades of […]
I was rather disappointed in the recent State of the Union address, but not for the reasons many readers might think. I believe that most Americans watched it the way one watches a meticulously overproduced […]
As the nation marks Jesse Jackson’s death at age 84, I realize that the temptation will be either to canonize the man as an icon of civil rights sainthood or to dismiss him as a […]
February 7-14 is observed this year as National Marriage Week, intended to promote awareness and appreciation of the institution of marriage. The effort seems particularly timely, given the decline in people getting married (and having […]
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