The Summer Reading List July 14, 2018By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference The vacation season is an opportunity to escape TwitterWorld and do some serious reading. These books will help make your summer enjoyable, instructive, or both.
All in the timing July 12, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church, Uncategorized Maybe, I find myself realizing, we all long to understand time better so we can know how to make better use of it.
Family matters July 7, 2018By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom Our culture is hard on faith. In the name of freedom of choice, we are arguably becoming one of the least free societies.
A conversation about ‘Humanae Vitae’ may finally be possible July 5, 2018By Charlie Camosy Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Marriage & Family Life If 1968 was one of the worst years possible for “Humanae Vitae” to be heard, then 2018 may be one of the best. Let the conversation begin.
Independence Day: Political tips from Charles Carroll of Carrollton July 4, 2018By Scott McDermott Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary What might American Catholics learn in the year 2018 from the first important Catholic politician in the English-speaking portion of the future United States?
Sports offer more than competition July 1, 2018By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary Sports are a bridge to new experiences, to unfamiliar faces, and can unite young people to each other in a unique and powerful way.
‘You are precious; I love you’ June 28, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary We cannot simply say, “Have a nice day,” to someone who is clinically depressed, and expect that to change his or her situation. But we can learn to identify warning signs (see box) and get help for those who are hurting.
Making a difference June 27, 2018By Effie Caldarola Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey As the rhetoric heats up, people who work at the White House are being kicked out of restaurants. Entertainers make lewd jokes and hurl obscenities at the president. What’s happening to us?
The Question Behind the Question June 20, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Bishop Barron wonders whether video might be a better means of communication than texts for U.S. bishops.
How to promote religious liberty June 20, 2018By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Religious Freedom I’ve always suspected that at the root of the religious liberty controversies of the last few years is an inherent distrust or even disrespect for traditional religious beliefs.
The pope’s security detail/ Communion in Protestant churches? June 13, 2018By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about the pope’s security detail and receiving Communion in Protestant churches.
Words and deeds June 13, 2018By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary It’s no good to speak about the faith and not to live it. And if we are living the faith, we should be willing to speak of it.
