Whether a moral, ethical or philosophical statement can be absolutely true is the central issue of our time. We live in a culture bombarded by
In 2003, the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting was awarded to Alan Miller and Kevin Sack of the Los Angeles Times for their revelatory and moving examination of the AV8 Harrier, nicknamed
Women deacons, why not? Ever since the Second Vatican Council implemented the vision of the Council of Trent to restore the permanent diaconate, the question
Books on spirituality and \”self help\” line the shelves of bookstores, stories on the same topics call at people from the magazine racks. The millions
In the midst of a World War, Emil Kapaun was born in peaceful Pilsen, Kansas on August 20, 1916. His parents were Czech immigrants and
In 1947 Father Domenico Pechenino related what he had witnessed over six decades before. \”I do not remember the exact year. One morning the great
The first thing you must know about Edith Stein is that she is a Catholic saint who died a martyr’s death; you can learn more about the details of her life as a Christian here.
My perspective on the conflict between the Catholic Church in the U.S. and the Obama administration is a long one. It goes even further back
Even as the Cardinals meet in the Conclave to elect the next pope, misunderstandings about the nature of the papacy abound. For example, many people
Some men become legends after their deaths and others become legends while they are alive. Lewis Burwell Puller, forever known as \”Chesty\”, was in
I was planning to write a post today about intellectual virtue, but that plan was postponed when I received word that Pope Benedict XVI had
“The Church must be militant in order to thrive and flourish.” So said Rod Pead (editor of Christian Order magazine) in a speech he gave
I have long heard about Pope Paul VI having referred to the “smoke of Satan” having entered the Church. Usually most references to it do
