As I was reading Augustine’s discussion of true worship in the City of God this past week, I was struck by how naturally Augustine holds together things that contemporary Catholic culture has divided. Let me […]
Under the heading “A fair chance for children” the New York Times editorial board recommends four measures to help low-income kids: create government-funded savings accounts for newborns, provide universal pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds, “spend more” on […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., on the liturgical memorial of St. Joseph Calasanz, August 27, 2020 (EF), at the Church of the Holy Innocents […]
MADISON, Wisconsin — A coalition of Catholic schools will seek an emergency injunction from the Wisconsin Supreme Court to allow all Dane County schools to open in-classroom instruction on September 7, the schools’ attorney said […]
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 26, 2020 / 03:00 pm (CNA).- A Boston priest has said he believes in “a woman’s right to choose” abortion, and will continue his advocacy for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, despite […]
Augustine’s views on sex have generally fallen on hard times. They are (supposedly) too rigid, too full of guilt, too pro-natal, too dismissive of pleasure, and generally understood to be the source of most of […]
By early March 1865, more than a million Americans had killed or wounded each other in civil war; the killing, wounding, and maiming continued for another month or so. Yet amidst that unprecedented carnage, Abraham […]
MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating: NR Reel Rating: 3 out of 5 There have already been several film adaptations of the Fatima apparitions, among the most recent being 2009’s The 13th Day—an unusual, experimental interpretation […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., on the liturgical memorial of St. Louis, August 25, 2020, at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New […]
Denver Newsroom, Aug 24, 2020 / 05:24 pm (CNA).- Last week, the news broke that Father Matthew Hood of the Archdiocese of Detroit had this summer learned that he was not validly baptized— despite believing […]
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