Guest Columnist
Why goodness depends on God
One of the commonest observations made by opponents of religion is that we don’t need God in order to have... Read more
Who do people say Pope Francis is?
Do not be robbed of joy while taking in media clamor. The definitive question that Jesus asks in the Gospels... Read more
Living joy with Pope Francis: 3 lessons from The Gospel of Joy
Pope Francis is a master teacher for today’s world. He has a knack for summing up sagacious teachings in 140... Read more
The joy of evangelizing
An emergency tends to focus one’s mind and energies and to clarify one’s priorities. If a dangerous fire breaks out... Read more
C.S. Lewis and the art of evangelization
Two famous men died on November 22, 1963. The first did so in the most dramatic way possible, assassinated in... Read more
Pulling the rug out from under the pro-life movement (part II)
There is, as mentioned at the outset, a second area in which the pro-choice agenda has been looking to shift... Read more
Our duty to evangelize
The bible study group had been discussing the Sunday readings, which naturally led to the subject of evangelization, which naturally... Read more
Making sense of Pope Francis: Christian ambition in evangelization and the humility of dialogue
When Pope Francis was interviewed by the Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari, he began with a joke and a smile. But... Read more
Debunking the debunker: Reza Aslan's 'Zealot ' vs. the Real Jesus
When I saw that Reza Aslan’s portrait of “Jesus, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth,” had risen... Read more
Pulling the carpet out from under the pro-life movement (part I)
Leaders of the pro-choice movement know that they are losing ground – if not in the policy or practice of... Read more
Pope Francis' program
Among Catholics who've been rattled by remarks by Pope Francis in his famous interviews, some have sought solace in blaming... Read more
Five hundred years of faith
On Columbus Day in 1992, Blessed John Paul II offered Holy Mass in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, during which he... Read more
Public prayer
On the face of it, the religion clauses of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment seem pretty clear: "Congress shall make... Read more
The field hospital is open: reflections on Pope Francis’ interview
As by now everyone in the world knows, Pope Francis offered a lengthy and wide-ranging interview to the editor of... Read more
That Church that feels uncomfortable with Francis and The Strategies of the Faith
*This column was originally written as a letter to the editor of the Italian daily "Il Foglio." It is translated... Read more
All the single laity
“It is not good that the man should be alone.”Being alone is the first thing God pronounces “not good,” after... Read more
Francis: The 'Pope of Everyday Life'
Pope Francis has been on the job for six months now. So how’s he doing? Some analysts peer through a... Read more
The pleasures and perils of apocalyptic literature
Recently I read about a group in Switzerland that's agitating to remove all reference to God from the Swiss national... Read more
Your life is not about you
Time Magazine’s recent cover story “The Childfree Life” has generated a good deal of controversy and commentary. The photo that... Read more
