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Another war. Lord, have mercy. I don’t know that I have enough information to weigh in on the newly minted war against Iran. I consider

Another war. Lord, have mercy. I don’t know that I have enough information to weigh in on the newly minted war against Iran. I consider

Imagine a parent asking a child to build a castle. The child may stare blankly back. He possesses no materials, no plan, and no guidance.

The parish I belong to sends out weekly reflections that often provide food for thought. Once in a while, however, a reflection offers up a

The just completed Super Bowl featured a contest between two very different opponents vying to become the latest NFL Champion. However, the game’s halftime show

American Catholics who voted pro-life in the last Presidential election may have found themselves doing a double-take this month. Our President, widely considered a pro-life

Rome was conquered by Christianity through love and the blood of martyrs. Perhaps Arabia and the Middle East will be reconverted by Christianity through love

As frequent readers of CS may know, I regularly travel to the Middle East. And that’s where I was for this year’s Advent and Christmas

A Political Analysis Through the Lens of Soft Power Within the hallowed halls of the Vatican Apostolic Library, a repository of human knowledge that has

As a Catholic who writes about the Bible and a journalist covering the occupied West Bank, Christian nationalism in the United States is the subject

Each year on October 27th, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Frumentius. Yet, within this veneration lies a persistent and pervasive historical fallacy

Two essential elements of magic are misdirection and distraction. These two elements enable the magician to perform all sorts of “magic” tricks. Confidence tricksters also

Mention our borders and immigration and a lively discussion is almost certain to ensue. Strong feelings exist about both subjects. In my opinion, in dealing

A Bible verse is appropriate for our times right now. Psalm 146:3 says, “Put no trust in princes, in children of Adam powerless to save.”

American voters have it hard this election season and Catholic voters may seem to have it the worst of all. In addition to both parties screaming

October is “Respect Life” month, and a number of Pro-life activities are at the forefront in October. The month of October is in the middle

Governments and political leaders will never solve spiritual problems. Solving spiritual problems is, after all, not one of the functions of government. Far too often

“I don’t like any of the candidates. I’m going to say pass on this next election. I don’t want to be associated with any of

Long gone are the days when Catholics were mostly Democrats. Today it’s almost a toss-up. According to Greg Smith, associate director of religion research at

Over the centuries, the Catholic Church has honored God’s command from Genesis to “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.” Both ordained

The politicization of the Mass—what does that look like? How about a parish refusing to allow a Mass intention for a politician? We’re called to

Politics always makes for interesting discussions. As such, it wasn’t much of a surprise that the political goings on in our country became the topic

Dear readers, We have a clear moral and political dichotomy in America and throughout the western world. The political left is replete with politicians who