Father Raymond de Souza shakes some political family trees to observe the fallout of dynastic ambition on democratic life.
Read MoreThe great lesson that da Vinci offers to our age is that of a gifted mind that ranged widely across various fields of knowledge and refused to be restricted.
Read MoreMacKay’s position, held by others, is that despite Scheer’s public support for same-sex marriage laws currently in force, it is his private religious views that are intolerable.
Read MoreFor nearly a century, Argentine economic policy has kept the poor in poverty, and added to their number.
Read MoreThe canonization of the extraordinary Cardinal John Henry Newman leads further reflection on the day reserved to celebrate ordinary Christians.
Read MoreThe Pan-Amazon synod manifested a certain lack of ‘care for all the Churches’ in three ways.
Read MoreThe rejection of Mother Cabrini for the New York City statue program honouring noteworthy women brought the whole project into disrepute.
Read MoreBenedict XV’s apostolic letter, Maximum Illud, calling for a renewal of missionary fervor in distant lands was absent from the Amazon synod.
Read MoreTHE MYSTERY OF THE EUCHARIST: Special Section commentary — What the Pew Survey Reveals About Belief in the Real Presence.
Read MoreAt a certain point, a pattern becomes clear — only those who wish to close their eyes do not see it.
Read MoreIn the midst of the howling, the key result will be a Britain more autonomous from Europe, and a Northern Ireland less tied to the U.K.
Read MoreA rebuttal to the critics of Andrew Scheer who focus on his religious beliefs while forgetting it was historically outlandish to expect he’d win Election 2019.
Read MoreOne might suggest that the kindly light of English Catholicism shines more brightly now through the witness of the heroic life of St. John Henry Newman.
Read MoreSince symbols convey so much more than words, Vatican officials should have clarified exactly what the statue means, before allowing it to be deployed in a paraliturgical context.
Read MoreThe Rhinoceros Party’s return in the federal campaign is worthy of applause because every election needs its clown car.
Read MoreThe canonization of Newman should not lead to the temptation of turning this Saint into a gentle, Victorian house cat.
Read MoreThis Sunday in Rome, Pope Francis will declare John Henry Newman to be a saint, raising to the altars the most noble exemplar of the distinctive genius of English Catholicism.
Read MoreCardinal Tamkevicius has now joined that great procession of cardinals from behind the Iron Curtain who proved worthy witnesses in one of the great persecutions of the Church in history.
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