commeNTARY CommentaryLent Stepping up to Lent Jaymie Stuart WolfeFebruary 17, 20264 min read Everything we love, cherish and enjoy — the best and most meaningful experiences we remember all our lives — require people who are willing to spend their resources, share their talents and work their tails off to make them happen. CommentaryHealth Care Bioethics of the brain: A conversation with a Catholic neurosurgeon Charlie CamosyFebruary 16, 20268 min read Charlie Camosy recently spoke on this topic with Gabriel LeBeau, a second-year neurosurgery resident at the University of Kansas Medical Center, who has had the bioethics of the brain on his mind for a while now with an interest in brain-machine interfaces, neurotechnology and cerebrovascular neurosurgery. Charity in TruthCommentaryLent A season for blooming Archbishop William E. LoriFebruary 16, 20264 min read Lent is something we do together, as a community of believers, surrounded by the grace of God. We’re not alone; we accompany one another in our journey of repentance. As the Church’s “growing season,” Lent is rich in God’s graces. Black Catholic MinistryCommentarySaints Who was Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman? Michael R. HeinleinFebruary 15, 20263 min read Servant of God Thea Bowman (1937–1990) was a trailblazer in almost every role: first African-American religious sister from Canton, Mississippi, first to head an office of intercultural awareness, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window An Amelia Bedelia moment and setting Lenten goals Rita BuettnerFebruary 15, 20263 min read So, dinner was a little bumpy. But then my sister pulled out a pan of fresh apple crisp—still warm from the oven—for dessert. CommentaryEvangelizationSaints How Archbishop Sheen embodied the 7 key virtues Michael R. HeinleinFebruary 14, 20268 min read With his beatification once again on track, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be memorialized in the Church for reasons far beyond his contributions to the Church’s intellectual life or his evangelical zeal, incredible and legendary though they are. Catholic Social TeachingCommentaryRacial Justice A Birmingham jail Effie CaldarolaFebruary 12, 20264 min read Rev. King’s 7,000-word response, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” written in the margins of a newspaper and smuggled out by his attorney, has become a classic of the Civil Rights Movement and a good reread during Black History Month. CommentaryThe Domestic Church What a surprise Rita BuettnerFebruary 12, 20263 min read Even with our best plans, life is full of surprises. Whether they bring joy or sorrow, pleasure or pain, light or darkness, they offer us an opportunity to grow in love and relationship with God and others who walk life’s journey with us. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why is it a problem for the SSPX to ordain new bishops? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 11, 20264 min read SSPX’s proposed episcopal ordinations are a problem because ordaining new bishops without the permission of the pope (technically called a “mandate”) is gravely injurious to Christian unity. CommentaryThe Catholic DifferenceWar in Ukraine Might does not always make right, or even sense George WeigelFebruary 11, 20265 min read I do not agree with those who claim that Mr. Miller’s chest-thumping effectively gave Vladimir Putin carte blanche to conquer Ukraine (and Georgia, Moldova, the Baltic states, and chunks of Poland and Norway), while giving the green light to Xi Jinping to ingest Taiwan. Previous 1 … 5 6 7 … 292 Next