I. Veiling and Truth Theologian Han Urs Von Balthasar once wrote, “We thus [understand] truth as the unveiledness, uncoveredness, disclosedness, and unconcealment of being ….
During the Year of Faith we are asked to understand the nature of faith more clearly. An important question arises: Is the Catholic faith an
“Be nice.” “That’s not nice.” “Wouldn’t it be nice if people would just get along?” Nice is almost as hard to define as the notoriously
The Massachusetts Board of Education recently issued formal “guidance” to the state’s public schools, telling them how to implement new laws protecting against gender identity
Satan, I gotta hand it to ya. You\’re brilliant. Ultimately a loser, but still. Evil and its demoralizing impact on our world is a reality of
Catholics who want to take a stand in our current, apparently threatening, political environment may want to read two books, Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and
The scrupulous man excels at avoiding prudence. He doesn’t want to make judgment calls for fear of being wrong, and he is (perhaps secretly) proud
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
A Reflective Fictional Story for Lent The sky is dark, as if there is an impending doom that is to be brought upon the face
(Second in a four-part series) The direct and compelling evidence of the strong, arguably causal connection between oral contraceptives (OCPs) and gravely adverse psychosocial outcomes,
Scars Last summer I heard a Priest tell this story during his homily of a time he visited a sick man in the hospital. He
One of the primary claims made by anti-capitalists, Catholic and non-Catholic alike, is that capitalism is somehow opposed to \”the common good.\” Those who don\’t
A few weeks ago, I was participating in a discussion on Abby Johnson’s Facebook page. I can’t remember the exact topic, but I believe Abby
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
Father Dwight Longenecker has published a book just in time for Lent called The Gargoyle Code. It\’s a modern riff on CS Lewis\’s masterpiece, The
To the world, it\’s unsettling to imagine a man with global influence and practical power, moving to a small room, in a house of prayer,
THE FRIEND I have a friend and I am not sure, but I think she is a little younger than I am now. I won’t
Imagine these scenarios: – Joe is the top salesman at the local car dealership. A \”gay married\” couple comes in to purchase a car, and
Car rides are hard with ten children. There is almost always a mess. There is almost always a disagreement about seating arrangements, and fights in
Dear Parents Who Haven’t Baptized Their Children, I’ve been speaking to your parent/grandparent/relative/friend over the past few weeks in the lead up to, and at,
Previously, John invited readers to join the quest for Catholic Stands in his blog Where to Start the Quest. In his first post called HOW TO FIND
Sometimes bad liturgy happens to good people. That is, sometimes the faithful who desire to experience a liturgically correct Mass are denied the opportunity. What
Sally is a blue chip recruit from one of the best business schools in the U.S. She has been married for two years and recently
Rock crushes scissors, paper covers rock, scissors cuts paper, and vice hates virtue. Such are the rules of the game. And they are not going
