America’s culture war has turned violent. The violence has always been there of course, just below the surface, but lately... Read more
Central to the decision by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to deny Communion to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi... Read more
In one of the Wednesday audience talks he’s been giving on aging, Pope Francis declared what he called “the alliance... Read more
In the uproar over the leak of an early draft of a Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, the... Read more
When the Church speaks definitively on morality – says that without exception something is wrong – is it declaring a... Read more
The abortion-friendly Washington Post recently provided a revealing look into a debate taking place in the world of abortion advocacy.... Read more
Holy Week, the week of Christ’s suffering and death, has a special name this year – Ukraine. Read more
So there will be no meeting, at least for now, between Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow... Read more
Something unusual happened last month at the session during which President Joe Biden introduced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his... Read more
Why are so many people so keen on “getting the ashes”? The question naturally comes to mind as Ash Wednesday... Read more
I was chatting with a man who had a doctorate in astronomy and now held a top science post in... Read more
The recent comment by Pope Francis that people who have pets instead of children are, sometimes at least, manifesting selfishness... Read more
Here is today’s quiz: What 19th century novel points the way to a lasting solution to the racial tensions afflicting... Read more
The Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision on abortion almost certainly is a done deal. The justices and their clerks know the... Read more
Although coming home for Christmas is a beautiful holiday tradition greatly to be cherished, it nevertheless occurs to me that... Read more
Four years ago, in a case from Missouri, a majority of justices of the Supreme Court agreed that a Lutheran... Read more
Starting Dec. 1, the nine justices of the Supreme Court will begin work in earnest on what already looks to... Read more
Are the bonds of American national unity becoming dangerously frayed? To judge from a steady stream of books, op ed... Read more
Coming just after Hell and just before Heaven, the second of the three books that make up Dante’s Divine Comedy... Read more
It’s sometimes said Pope St. John Paul II was the most intellectually gifted occupant of the See of Peter ever,... Read more