How is it possible for someone to condone the enslavement of other human beings? How could anyone justify or tolerate slavery? While twenty-first-century Westerners may find it unthinkable, many cultures throughout history have accepted slavery—that […]

Thousands of words have been written and spoken about the horror that hit Annunciation School in Minneapolis on August 27. The Mayor of the City cast doubt on the efficacy of prayer in such situations and subsequently turned […]

As reflected in a recent case from Indiana, “the wheels of justice grind slow[ly] but exceedingly fine[ly].” On August 5, 2025, a divided Seventh Circuit, on its third try, finally ruled in favor of a Christian […]

Readings: • Wis 9:13-18b • Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17 • Phmn 9-10, 12-17 • Lk 14:25-33 Writing once about a prominent televangelist, I half-jokingly observed that the “only” topics the preacher in question never […]

In the wake of a deadly landslide last Sunday, August 31st, that wiped out the entire village of Tarasin in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Bishop Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio in […]

MPAA Rating: G Reel Rating: 5 out of 5 reels Earlier this year, I said The King of Kings was the greatest animated Gospel story. I spoke too soon. I now think it is Light of the […]

For the past couple of decades, I have been leading Catholic History Walks around London, and loving it. Obviously, a good number of the walkers are Americans, who are either discovering the Walks via my […]