This might be a good year to intensify the devotional observance of the Pentecost Octave, despite its liturgical suppression in 1970.
Read MoreThe day after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, a documentary about merciless beatings by Toronto police in 2010 had its world premiere.
Read MoreFive points to consider regarding Pope Francis’ ecological encyclical, Laudato Si, on its five-year publication anniversary.
Read MoreWay back, two months ago, it was not about preventing the coronavirus from spreading altogether, but rendering its spread manageable. If the goal has now changed, it should be made clear.
Read MoreWith Church Reopening Plan, Minnesota Bishops Model Solidarity and Subsidiarity.
Read MoreIn his letter to the Polish bishops for the centennial of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI makes the case for ‘the Great’ as a recognition of the late Holy Father’s impact on history.
Read MoreBefore he was a priest — a man of the Word made flesh — Karol Wojtyła was a playwright and poet.
Read MoreKarol Wojtyła took up the alternatives to the monarchial age, fought against totalitarianism and offered a vision for liberal democracy rooted in the truth about the human person.
Read MoreThe image of the man who has lost his sight singing “I was blind but now I see” was as powerful a Christian performance as could be imagined.
Read MoreShortly after Pope John Paul II's death in 2005, Henry Kissinger told NBC News that no one had a greater impact on the 20th century.
Read MoreIn unleashing a global pandemic through negligence at best, malice at worst, the Chinese regime has lost whatever credibility it had even six months ago.
Read MoreWith life expectancy increasing, the challenge for the Church is to ensure that governance is not dominated by the very elderly.
Read MoreNo shrine, save for those in the Holy Land, is more linked with the churnings of history than that of Our Lady of Fatima.
Read MoreSomething to ponder on the 75th anniversary of VE-Day: Should we have a Cold War with China? No one is calling exactly for that, but a constructive chill is long overdue.
Read MoreSolace can be found in the timeless resources of history and faith during periods of adversity, the Queen reminds us.
Read MoreAbout the Chinese regime being a tyranny, only a little is grudgingly said, and even less done.
Read MoreAs states across the nation are slowly opening up and churches begin celebrating Mass with the faithful, there are valuable lessons offered for us all.
Read MoreHow do the priesthood and journalism go together? The former is more fundamental to our identity than the latter, but both are variations on a deeper mission. Both are storytellers.
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