The Way of Beauty
The Anawim: who are they?
Some years ago, the award-winning comic strip by Johnny Hart featured a piece about the mystery of the Incarnation, though... Read more
'Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock'
As 2012 draws to a close, the new year of grace begins this Sunday with the season of Advent, the... Read more
Thanksgiving and the feast of Christ the King
Some years ago, a professor of Philosophy 101 asked his students to evaluate the course at the end of the... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic Culture: 'Thank you'
Hurricane Sandy and a snow storm are testing the endurance of North Easterners who are coping with their aftermath. Not... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic Culture: None of the above, all of the above
For the past few weekends, “Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly” on PBS has featured a mini-series entitled, “None of the Above:... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic culture: Avery Dulles, the comma, and the ways we worship
At the time of his death in 2008, Avery Cardinal Dulles was considered the first among American theologians. The search... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic Culture: All Hallows’ Eve and the Doughnut
May and October are like sisters. Mother Nature bids them don their seasonal colors, the one in spring green and fine... Read more
Rebuilding the Catholic Culture: Spirit in the world
In 1535, Henry VIII had Sir Thomas More beheaded for refusing to take the mandatory Oath of Supremacy blessing Henry’s... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic Culture: God-Spell
Popular songs of yesteryear often contain lyrics that lift the spirit. Take for example, “You Gotta AC-CEN-tuate the Positive” and... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic Culture: The Father – Yours, Mine, and Ours
At the very end of “Adam’s Rib,” the 1949 film starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Amanda quips to her... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic culture: sing to the Lord
“What have they done to our music!” A passionate cry from many American Catholics. The rampant impoverishment of Catholic Church... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic Culture: Church Music and the Fad of ‘Folk’ Style
I will never forget that moment! Flinging off his eyeglasses, he glared at me, “Sister, what have you done to... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic culture: sacred images
Catholic and Orthodox Christians will be forever indebted to St. John Damascene (8th century) for having defended the doctrinal basis... Read more
Rebuilding Catholic Culture: Church architecture
In the eighth-century, St. John Damascene posed a challenge to Christians: If a pagan comes and asks you to show... Read more
The new atheism and the new ‘symphony orchestra’
Last Sunday, the New York Times Magazine featured an article entitled, “God Who?” According to its reportage, a new and... Read more
The Church as a Symphony Orchestra
Vatican II’s Lumen Gentium describes the mystery of the Church in images such as a sheepfold, the kingdom, the People... Read more
The Dormition and Assumption of the Theotokos
The text of the Vigil of the Dormition in the Byzantine Rite anticipates with joy the feast that we celebrate... Read more
'Come, Rosa, we're going for our people'
On August 9, the Church celebrates the life of St. Edith Stein, Jewish philosopher, atheist-turned-Catholic convert, Discalced Carmelite nun, and... Read more
The Olympic Games, physical fitness, and the Catholic Church
From first to last, the Olympic Games focus on character in action, a combination of sacrifice and self-denial with a... Read more
St. Ignatius of Loyola and his letters to women
Today, men and women living the Ignatian charism celebrate the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society... Read more
