Guest Columnist
Peace among Dragons
There is a legend, ancient and beautiful, about a Syrian monk living in the desert in the fifth century. The... Read more
Why faith is indeed a light
In “new” atheist and secularist circles today, faith is regularly ridiculed. It is presented as pre-scientific mumbo jumbo, Bronze Age... Read more
Same-sex attraction and the language of public dialogue
Three stories in the news last week have highlighted an ongoing problem in public dialogue about homosexuality. People of differing... Read more
Pope on gay individuals
Two days after Pope Francis' now famous remarks on homosexuals and homosexuality, I heard a homily in which the homilist... Read more
Same-sex attraction and the language of public dialogue
Three stories in the news this week have highlighted an ongoing problem in public dialogue about homosexuality. People of differing... Read more
Interview with Cardinal Stafford: WYD Denver changed local, universal Church
Editor's note: In honor of the 20th anniversary of Denver hosting World Youth Day in 1993, Denver Catholic Register interviewed... Read more
The phony inevitability of same-sex marriage
Claims that something is inevitable are generally of two kinds. Sometimes the claim is simply a statement of fact ("Inevitably,... Read more
The Supreme Court's misuse of children to justify same-sex marriage
Of all the misconceived nonsense in the recent Windsor v. United States ruling, perhaps the most egregious was Justice Anthony... Read more
World War Z and the Council of Trent
There were a number of reasons why I liked “World War Z,” the film based on Max Brooks’s book of... Read more
American Church
Herewith a column for the 4th of July.In the question period after a talk I'd given on my new book,... Read more
Love and suffering: paradox of love
Dedicated to Lee and Margaret MatherneThere is one thing we all long for: to love and to be loved. There... Read more
A Father’s Day gift
On Father’s Day nine years ago, my son Dominic was born. Most of the world knows Dominic as the disabled... Read more
The anticlerical Pope
Is Pope Francis our first anticlerical pope? Technically speaking, he isn't – his two predecessors also were more or less... Read more
There is no such thing as marriage equality
There's been a lot of talk about marriage equality over the past several months. But like those who invoke the... Read more
Strange gods
In one of his typically simple, direct, and forceful homilies, Pope Francis warned recently against idols and idolatry. "We have... Read more
Sympathy for the Devil: What happens when love turns into tolerance
Some years ago, The New Yorker ran a cartoon that perfectly lampooned the loopy ideology of “inclusion” that has come... Read more
From Morgentaler’s legacy to our own: What will we leave behind?
Death has a way of forcing us to reflect on life. And so it is with the death of the... Read more
The preachings of F. Scott Fitzgerald
The appearance of yet another film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby” provides the occasion for reflecting on... Read more
Cultural imperialism on the march
As June approaches, get ready for the official celebration of “Gay Pride Month” by U.S. embassies abroad. If sodomy and... Read more
Gatsby Madness and the Millennials: Another Lost Generation?
I was sure I would hate it. Almost one hundred percent sure. But I went and saw “The Great Gatsby”... Read more
