A true mob is terrible to witness, much less get stuck in. Something happens when humans are pressed together in fear and anger: a feral scent is emitted, an emboldening and anxious spirit. Once unleashed, […]

While walking recently through Andy Warhol: Revelation at the Brooklyn Museum, I came across a display of Warhol’s holy card collection. One of them included a card of Pope St. Paul VI. “I wonder if […]

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 2, 2022 / 12:07 pm (CNA). Consecrated women and men — together with Catholics in general — are invited to celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life this week. Established by […]

Despite being immersed for over 30 years in the study of modern Polish history, I must confess that I’d never heard of the heroic Ulma family until recently. I’ll get to the circumstances of my […]

When journalist Roberto Mazzoli discovered the story of Erich Eder and Alfredo Sarano, he immediately thought the story “looked like a movie-script”. The two protagonists are German military officers sent to fight in Italy during […]

The greatest irony about this irony-stuffed Synod on Synodality is fundamental and glaring. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. It’s this: Anxiously desiring to show that it’s a listening Church, institutional church leaders perfectly demonstrate […]