The beauty of the Roman Catholic Church is that it’s anchored by a single authority to lead the flock on questions of faith and morals. The flock, in turn, can look to that teaching authority […]
The “Cristiada,” a war fought by Mexican Catholics in the 1920s to preserve their religious freedom against an atheistic dictatorship, has been cloaked in silence in Mexico for decades, and has been virtually forgotten by […]
Over the past few months, Cardinal Angelo Sodano has faced a number of serious allegations in the media, most especially regarding his connections with the disgraced founder of the Legionaries of Christ, the late Father […]
In 1858, 16 families from Prussian-occupied Poland, promised free land in Canada by a shipping company agent, sold their possessions and sailed across the ocean. “I shall never forget their bitter, despairing cries, when they […]
Organ transplantation—the moving of an organ from one body to another—is a relatively new medical procedure. The first successful transplantation in America—whichwas of a kidney—took place in 1954. Today, the most commonly transplanted organs are […]
In a misguided quest for status, some Catholic college faculty and administrators actually competed to be the first to host a visit by Tariq Ramadan, the Muslim scholar once barred from the United States because […]
On April 21, 2010 the Canadian Parliament delivered a stunning blow to all those in favor of what is euphemistically called “death with dignity.” Parliament Bill C-384, which would legalize assisted suicide, was overwhelmingly defeated […]
In the past, bishops sparked shocked headlines in newspapers by betraying Church teaching. Now a brave few make headlines by upholding it. Consider the case of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix. New York Times […]
No one could say Jack Kennedy hadn’t seen it coming. In a conversation with his father after the 1956 election, the charismatic young senator from Massachusett s presented the case against his seeking the presidency […]
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