Opinion
General
General
Gossamer threads of grace and the magic of hope: The Fool of New York City
My oldest grandson, Eli, is a couple months short of his sixth birthday as I write this. He has a phrase that he picked up during a visit to Disney World: “It’s magical.” He uses […]
Interview
A thriving Midwestern diocese’s secrets to success
Bishop James Conley is the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska. The Midwestern diocese is home to 96,000 Catholics who attend 134 parishes and missions. The bishop grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, […]
News
Following deadly earthquake in Italy, Benedictine monks in Norcia will relocate to Rome
The New York Times reports that 120 people have died in the severe earthquake that hit central Italy early Wednesday morning, awakening residents in Rome, which is almost a hundred miles southwest: The earthquake, which […]
Books
Joe Biden is Isaac Hecker’s fault?
US Catholics generally know little about the Church’s history in our country. But whether you’re trying to fill gaps in your knowledge or just looking for a good read, let me recommend a new book […]
Film & Music
Surprised by the Beauty of 20th-Century Music
Robert R. Reilly has written about classical music for more than 35 years, including for Crisis magazine, where he was music critic for 16 years. He has also written about music for High Fidelity, Musical […]
Opinion
Pro-Choice Puritans
For a very short time, Puritanism was the dominant religion in America. The need to populate a large continent led to lots of immigration of lots of people from different religions. Since then, we Americans […]
Special Report
Poverty, Politics, and the Church in Pope Francis’s Argentina
Before Jorge Bergoglio’s election as the first Latin American pope in 2013, Argentina was famous for many things: tango, its magnificent pampas, the beautiful late-nineteenth century architecture that marks much of Buenos Aires, to name […]
Interview
DOCAT, “spicy peppercorns” and the Pope’s dream
Augsburg (kath.net/pl, August 16, 2016). In 2011 Pope Benedict XVI presented YOUCAT to the young people in Madrid. Pope Francis has followed suit. His present in Krakow was DOCAT. Today [the Youth Catechism] YOUCAT is the most important […]
Film & Music
Friendship, forgiveness, and chariots: The Ben-Hur team discusses their new film
Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures will release its remake of Ben-Hur on Friday, August 19. The movie is a retelling of the 1880 novel by retired Civil War Union General Lew Wallace, and it follows Jewish prince […]