Russell Shaw
Factions in the Church
Those first century Christians of Corinth must certainly have been a boisterous, troublesome lot. But maybe we should be glad... Read more
Lent and the Purple Monster
I was a little shy of ten years old when I had what may have been my most spiritually profitable... Read more
Gay Marriage: Back to the Court
When the Supreme Court last June overturned a section of the Defense of Marriage Act saying that in the eyes... Read more
Marriage surprise
Surprise! Approval of same-sex marriage has risen sharply among Americans in just a few years – according to one poll,... Read more
Pope Francis
The surprising election of Pope Francis plainly was nosurprise to the people who really counted: the cardinals, that is, who... Read more
The Pope we need now
“I hope we get a nice pope,” a good Catholic woman told me soon after Benedict XVI announced his resignation.“I... Read more
The personal vocation of Pope Benedict
For the last several weeks I've been teaching an online course about the role of the Catholic laity. We'd just... Read more
Authentic Lent, Cardinal Newman style
Why is it that Ash Wednesday and Lent remain relatively popular even in highly secularized times like these? It's a... Read more
Demography
The disruptive results for individuals and society spawned by the revolution in attitudes and behavior regarding sex, marriage, family, and... Read more
Tough religion and evangelization
Much has been said lately about how to do evangelization. I've contributed a bit to that myself. Now I begin... Read more
The post-election Church
The cardinal looked grim. “This is the situation now,” he said. “One political party is dangerous and the other is... Read more
On losing work
If someone is looking for material for a book with a title like “Profiles of an Inhuman Economic System,” consider... Read more
Survey says
Worried conservatives reacted negatively to the news that Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York had invited Barack Obama to the... Read more
Sunny side of persecution
Will the present whiff of secularist persecution be a help toward healing what ails American Catholics as a Church? Leaving... Read more
The crisis of community
In recent years social critics like Robert Putnam (Bowling Alone) and Charles Murray (Coming Apart) have documented and deplored a... Read more
The Vatican's real communication problem
“Smart move.” That’s how many loyal Catholics reacted to the announcement that the Vatican had hired a veteran American newsman... Read more
The 'Catholic sensibility' of George W. Bush
Does George W. Bush have a “Catholic sensibility?” Tim Goeglein thinks so, and he’s better situated than most people to... Read more
Political partisanship
A prominent Republican congressman, a Catholic, says his economic proposals reflect the social doctrine of the Church. Statements from the... Read more
