commeNTARY Commentary ‘There Are Two’: Pope Gelasius and Jefferson’s ‘Wall of Separation’ Kenneth CraycraftOctober 5, 20245 min read We must reject the “wall of separation” as the formula for religious repression that it is. 2024 ElectionCommentaryRespect Life Analysis: Trump’s proposed mandate aims to fund IVF’s large-scale destruction of human embryos Kimberly HeatheringtonOctober 5, 202411 min read IVF treatments — which fertilize an egg outside the body in a laboratory dish — are opposed by the Catholic Church because they frequently involve the destruction of human embryos, in addition to other ethical and moral issues. 2024 ElectionCommentary A moderately important election Scott P. RichertOctober 5, 20245 min read To argue that we must compromise the church’s moral and social teaching so that we may cast a vote for “the lesser of two evils” is to declare implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) that Christianity is of only moderate importance compared with the electoral politics of the day. Commentary Human dignity and the digital explosion Sister Hosea RupprechtOctober 4, 20246 min read What is a person of faith to do before the enormity of AI and all the other digital technologies we have in our hands? Trust in God and make sure to keep the human person at the center for all our digital interactions. Commentary ‘Rosary priest’ Father Peyton: ‘The family that prays together stays together’ Gerald KorsonOctober 4, 20247 min read Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, Father Peyton was perhaps the best-known “media priest” this side of Archbishop Fulton Sheen Charity in TruthCommentary Sunken treasure Archbishop William E. LoriOctober 3, 20243 min read And just as the divers who found the San Jose did not work alone, so too those who are retrieving the faith do not work alone. CommentaryEnvironment Deer in the dusky evening Effie CaldarolaOctober 3, 20243 min read As we look forward to St. Francis of Assisi’s feast day on Oct. 4, may we pray to St. Francis for the freedom of simplicity and a renewed commitment to our mother Earth. CommentaryRespect Life A Catholic understanding of death and dying Peter J. ColosiOctober 3, 202410 min read The “pro-choice” and pro-life sides are in agreement that physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia is death by deliberate killing. The disagreement between them is whether that should be legal or not. 2024 ElectionCommentary Election year manners Russell ShawOctober 3, 20243 min read Our politicians lately have been setting a bad example (again?) for the rest of us via their so-called debates. BooksCommentaryMarriage & Family Life ‘Hannah’s Children’ author Catherine Pakaluk on population decline and the link between large families and faith Charlie CamosyOctober 2, 20247 min read Catherine Pakaluk, herself a mother of eight children, takes a deep dive into the stories of the American women choosing to have large families amid the trend of plummeting birth rates. Previous 1 … 58 59 60 … 290 Next