Guest Columnist
Planned Parenthood: 96 years of sex and death
Planned Parenthood Federation of America dates its beginning to Oct. 16, 1916, when Margaret Sanger opened the nation’s first birth... Read more
'Shining Night:' a portrait of composer Morten Lauridsen
One of the privileges of writing this column is that I occasionally get to meet the composers of the music... Read more
A Question for Catholics: What is faith and has it become obsolete?
In my first column we reflected on the many ways we reduce faith – essentially to good deeds, orthodoxy, morality,... Read more
The real 'War on Women' is called the Pill
How many more articles have to circulate condemning the side effects of the birth control pill before feminists, reproductive health... Read more
'There is something that comes before': what faith and the Year of Faith are not
As the recently called “Year of Faith” approaches, there seem to be several different interpretations within the Church of what... Read more
From Vaughan Williams in London to Rachmaninov in Rimini
During a late summer adventure that took me to Rimini, Italy, I was able to stop over in London for... Read more
There is no democracy if God and reason are separated
“At a certain point in its history, Islam abandoned reason in the belief that the human mind cannot know good... Read more
Is man by nature in relation to the infinite?
The headline above has been posed as a question. However, at the Rimini Meeting in Italy, from which I have... Read more
Is Romney right about culture?
Governor Mitt Romney seems to have stirred up some controversy by the remarks he made to a gathering in Jerusalem... Read more
The true face of nihilism: either Christ or nothingness
The recent shooting in Aurora has left us all stunned and in shock, yet in a way unsurprised. We are... Read more
Bravo for the boy scouts; boo for the washington post
The Boy Scouts are as American as apple pie, and they have decided to keep it that way. This has... Read more
Two lessons from Aurora
The shock of that night is indescribable. A 24-year-old man, with no prior criminal history, walks into a crowded movie... Read more
What the Fortnight really meant
On the 4th of July, while most Washingtonians were enjoying cookouts and fireworks, nearly 5,000 Catholics celebrated instead at the... Read more
HHS mandate challengers receive unlikely support
Who would have thought that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissenting opinion in Thursday’s healthcare decision would help opponents of the... Read more
Eccentrics, anomalies, and forgotten gems: Reilly's June music review
As I was saying before we were interrupted by the time and space constraints of May, we will now address... Read more
How Committing to Catholic Social Teaching Can Transcend Partisanship
Catholics are in a unique position to change the culture of partisanship and division that has plagued our political process.... Read more
Same-sex attraction and the vocation to love
The second column in this series explored the reason complementarity is an essential component of the way our sexuality is... Read more
At the Heart of the Gospel: the interpersonal communion of hearts
George Weigel poignantly has called the period of Blessed John Paul II’s final suffering and death the “Last Encyclical”. In... Read more
Coercion in the name of freedom?
The "Freedom From Religion Foundation" has placed a full-page ad in the Washington Post. It urges Catholics to "quit the... Read more
In Defense of Conscience and Civility
For months America’s bishops have attempted to work with the current Administration to ensure adequate First Amendment religious freedom protection... Read more
