Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are becoming targets weeks after the collapse of a church-led mediation process. Clerics in the African nation say priests, nuns and other religious are being increasingly […]
In the history of the modern American civil rights movement, three iconic moments are typically cited. May 17, 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, […]
Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation has certainly emerged as the most talked-about religious book of 2017. Within weeks of its publication, dozens of editorials, reviews, op-eds, and panel discussions […]
Everybody loves April the giraffe, and now that world-wide, virtual group hug is being shown as well for April’s baby calf who finally came into the world just a few days ago. The number of […]
National Catholic Register has posted an article, titled “Six Things People Get Wrong About the Resurrection”, that I wrote based on my book Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? Here is a bit, from the top: […]
The Raqqa Diaries is an intriguing document. The title suggests an epic adventure story worthy of a 1960s war film. The actual book is a great deal more down-to-earth and at times almost banal, which makes […]
I am tempted to address at length Austen Ivereigh’s commentary on Fr. Raymond de Souza’s observations on Cdl. Wuerl’s statement on Francis’ document Amoris laetitia, but at a certain point the law of diminishing returns sets in leaving such an exercise tedious. So let […]
While many of us choose to abstain from coffee, sweets, or Facebook for Lent, we can often hear priests tell us in their homilies that rather than giving up something, it is better to do […]
Note: The following piece was originally written for the April 9, 2006, edition of Our Sunday Visitor newspaper, and has been posted on Ignatius Insight. I am posting it here for CWR readers who may have not seen […]
There is a story about my patron and favorite saint, the great female doctor of the Church, St. Teresa of Avila, which centered on her encouraging her fellow Carmelites after they received the Sacrament of […]
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