Thirteen years ago, political firebrand Pat Buchanan wrote “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?” The answer to Mr. Buchanan’s question appears to
It’s been one thing after the other This past week has been too much. First, there was that news from home. I feel terrible! I
“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
If you read the Four Gospels, you readily see that faith is something Our Lord constantly sought from those with whom He interacted. So often
Children are exposed to endless amounts of information in today’s world. As parents, it’s our responsibility to shield our kids from inappropriate material or too-adult 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
In this episode, we sit down with Timothy and Stephanie Gordon to discuss their compelling new book, “Leave and Cleave: Nine Marriage-Prep Secrets, Once Taught,
Pay attention to the details—to the daily sinful habits, the little venial sins, intentional or unintentional, and those irksome imperfections that present obstacles to you.
One of the ancient beliefs of the Church is that the Bible is inerrant. That means, as St. Augustine (d. 430) put it, the Bible
Believe it or not, the Maine lobster, once considered a poor man’s food, is now the most sought-after and perhaps the costliest and most cherished
It’s Sunday morning, and you arrive at Mass flustered and late. Your children have pushed you to the brink of insanity and some strangers are
If we ask ourselves, “Why has God allowed me to live as long as I have lived?” we may start to think about the complex
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for October 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Catholic doctrines are the essentially unchangeable clarifications of Revelation
Background I grew up in the 1970s Diocese of Brooklyn, which saw itself as being at the forefront of the treatment of people with disabilities. I
Like most European Catholics I was born and brought up in the aftermath of the Renaissance influenced by a spirituality that owed as much
Apparently, for some army personnel, I am a terrorist because I am pro-life. At least, this is what a recent Congressional hearing found. A Recent
Jesus said: “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do” [Matthew 9:12]. Are we well? Who among us can honestly
Throughout Scripture, we have many beautiful stories of forgiveness. Esau and Jacob were fraternal twin brothers, but Jacob had to flee for his life after
By Elizabeth McClung While it seems as though fall has graced the rest of the world with its presence, summer is still beating down upon
The grounds at the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Washington, New Jersey lay serenely in the bright noonday sunshine. It
Here in Italy, as in many parts of the world, the new scholastic or academic year has begun. And kids everywhere are jumping for joy!
With all the suffering and pain that God and the Blessed Virgin Mary went through in Jesus’ Passion and Death, a question I like to
