“If there are many planets inhabited by sentient creatures, as most astronomers (including Jesuits), now suspect, then `each one of such planets (solar or
Kecharitōmenē (pronounced key-car-it-oh-may-nay): an ancient Greek participle meaning “filled with grace”, the salutation of singular and unique importance given to Mary, Mother of God by
On March 23 last, Wayne Weible criticized a letter written in 2013 on Medjugorje by the Papal Nuncio to these United States, Archbishop Carlo Viganò.
The heated online vaccine debate in some Catholic circles has my jaw dropping like a draw bridge. Respectable mommies are acting like kids: name-calling, pointing
As investment professionals, when we think about investments, we think about asset classes: stocks, bonds, hedge funds and the like. As theologians, when we think
The eminent Fr. Dwight Longenecker had a piece last week about how to discern what a true authority is. I’d encourage you all to look
I don’t think I ever expected my daily life to become such a fierce battle. I never imagined that I would come to feel as
I recently read a blog post that caught my eye. The line that stood out to me the most made a point about the difference
Last February, Pope Francis announced he would name Armenian monk St. Gregory of Narek (951-1003) to be the newest Doctor of the Catholic Church. This
Over on the Angels article, I avoided digressing as far as I might by saying I’d get into saints in a later article; so here
When I was a little boy, my dad sometimes sang this song to me at bedtime, especially if I’d had a bad day. Little man,
“So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpets, they raised a great shout,
I just can’t help thinking that some of G.K. Chesterton’s ideas could greatly help our Supreme Court Justices as they ponder the question of so-called
Many are beginning to recognize the severe Catholic “man-crisis” and the necessary imperative to aggressively “emangelize” Casual Catholic Men. While new ardor, methods and expressions are
This column is the seventh in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis
Ragged stuffed animal and hidden depression as my constant companions, I discovered J.R.R. Tolkien during my awkward preteen years. My father, although never an enthusiastic
This past week, we witnessed the unseemly pandering of several Republicans to the radical homosexual movement. Each stumbled over the other to present his
When we were children, monsters would move from movie screens and story books to the shadows in our rooms or dark corners of our imaginations.
Over spring break I went on a mission trip to Peru with my school, Christendom College. It was an amazing and unique experience, even in
In case you’ve been recently living under a rock or fasting from the Internet, former U.S. Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton
Everyone loves seeing the babies baptized early Sunday morning. Some squeal with delight while others cry their eyes out as the cold Holy Water runs
If there is one sentiment that baffles me more than any other, it’s this: The Catholic Church will be changing her teachings, and I only
