Opinion

On the face of it, it’s not immediately obvious what the sobbing students outside my office this post-election have to do with the beaming countenances of the highest-ranking Catholic clerics who recently journeyed to Sweden […]

In taking up the latest papal interview, I am violating two of my own rules: 1) not to pay attention to any more papal interviews, which are too often shambolic and vexatious, 2) and not […]

A November 10th article by CNS reporter Cindy Wooden about a new collection, in Italian, of homilies and speeches given by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been raising eyebrows. And even some ire. The problem, […]

In some faith-filled, obscure, and contented corner of the world called Knoxville, Iowa, a remarkable thing happened. And this is vital to our understanding and appreciation of Veterans Day and last Tuesday’s presidential election. But, […]

I’m not sure it’s possible to go five minutes without a “judgment” unless you’re unconscious or asleep. These people need to read a little Kant (something I wouldn’t usually recommend).  A friend writes to ask […]

You may have read reports of dead people having voted in recent elections. You may also have heard warnings about questioning the legitimacy of the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. Indeed, one U.S. bishop […]

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” So wrote Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran, German pastor, […]

At the end of October Pope Francis will travel to Sweden to join a Lutheran World Federation observance opening the 500th anniversary year of Martin Luther’s  break with the Catholic Church and the start of […]

Islamization. Can it happen here?  Will sharia someday be the law of the land in America?  To most Americans that seems highly unlikely—about as improbable as a takeover by shape-shifting aliens. But the “that’ll-never-happen” of […]