Guest Columnist

In September, we invited world-renowned painter Igor Babailov—the artist behind official paintings of Pope Benedict XVI and several world... (Read more)

The Catholic Church in the United States has received staggering blows of late. The sinful and criminal behavior of a former leading prelate, the... (Read more)

It’s a great time to be Catholic. I mean that sincerely… in the sense of Dickens’ opening lines in A Tale of Two Cities. “It was the best of... (Read more)

As a Catholic mother of five young people, I have been watching the Youth Synod with great interest and praying for its success. My husband and I... (Read more)

Catholic women in the United States – indeed, all Catholics – now face a test of our faith. The scandals across the church and Rome’s continued... (Read more)

Despite feeling humiliated and betrayed as a faithful Catholic, I am thankful for our summer of shame. I am grateful that a Pennsylvania grand... (Read more)

Back in October, when Harvey Weinstein’s exploits [crimes] became public, those of us who have been supportive of the Catholic Church’s teachings... (Read more)

If there is one thing news from around the world has proven over the course of the first half of 2018, it is that the crisis of clerical sexual... (Read more)

The plight of persecuted Christians in the Middle East is shocking to American sensibilities. Because we are only occasionally reminded by the... (Read more)

Renewed interest in Catholicism from the most surprising places in America, New York City and Hollywood, signals that a seemingly secular world... (Read more)