He was too big for hockey alone, big enough to be the best of Canada
Read MoreThere have been far too many assassinations, Charlie Kirk's being the latest
Read MoreIt’s more than fitting that the octave day of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization falls on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Read MoreAs proper icons elevate, perverse icons degrade — and horrific recent crimes have imprinted images that make present the reality of evil. But evil will not have the last word.
Read MorePier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis can serve as inspirations to today’s young men.
Read MoreIn raising Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati to the altars, the Holy Father reversed a decade of smaller canonizations and proposed a bold vision for youth.
Read MoreFrassati and Acutis, young men of accessible and attractive holiness, are the headline saints of 2025, but the entire jubilee cohort looks to hold up well for generations hence, as did the jubilee saints of a century ago.
Read MoreBeijing fetes Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un at massive military parade while the U.S. president is not invited
Read MoreDevotion to Pier Giorgio and Carlo may not exceed that of 1925’s Jubilee Saints Thérèse of Lisieux and Jean-Marie Vianney, but many will be able to imitate their particular holiness.
Read MoreThe unintended results of a 2013 appeal weigh heavily on today’s papal calls for prayer and fasting.
Read MoreIf Trump listened to more Springsteen he would realize just how long the nostalgic world he pretends to protect has been gone for
Read MoreThe Trinity dances, which is harmony and intimacy, round and round in glorious celebration and expressive joy. Why shouldn’t all creation exist for a moment of dance?
Read MoreThe Boss’ seminal album ‘Born to Run’ was released 50 years ago this week.
Read MoreThat question faces all of Europe now, and its allies across the sea. Do we want an independent Ukraine only if it costs us nothing?
Read MoreElevating the Old Testament saints would enhance the Catholic sense of the unity of Scripture and serve as a timely reminder that God’s holiness was at work in creation even before the Incarnation.
Read MoreDonald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have become buddies. Hopes are that the U.S. president will listen to his new friend
Read MorePutin pines for the glory days of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the man in the White House is no Ronald Reagan
Read MoreStarting with Pope St. John Paul II and World Youth Day, recent popes have had their pontificates ‘baptized’ by rallies connected to Catholic youth.
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