CNA Columns
Pope Benedict XVI invites us to deepen and live our Catholic faith
World Youth Day 2011 is now finished and the Diocese of Fargo was blessed to have two groups go —... Read more
The beauty of man and woman
The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World urges men and women build a better world, upholding the... Read more
Two easy steps for one-on-one evangelization
A man I know was sitting on a boardwalk bench several weeks ago watching the ocean and thinking about nothing... Read more
The Pope's young army
I have just completed one of the most extraordinary weeks of my life. For the past eight days, I participated... Read more
Daily conversion of heart
Beauty is the face of love, and love is the soul of beauty. Faith remains incomplete without these attributes. Beauty... Read more
Presidential candidates and religion
As America gears up for another presidential election season, do we really have to agonize yet again over whether being... Read more
A 'no' to a 'no' is a 'yes'
One of the commonest complaints against Catholicism is that it is the religion of “no,” especially in regard to the... Read more
Setting the record straight about World Youth Day
Denver pilgrims got front row seats to the riots that took place in Madrid to protest World Youth Day. They... Read more
Recalling a World Youth Day ’93 moment of grace
Cardinal J. Francis Stafford, my friend and predecessor as archbishop of Denver, hosted World Youth Day in August 1993, and... Read more
Conversions to the faith
Last week, we reflected on an essential aspect of active and lively faith. As with the first disciples, the soul... Read more
The past and the future of the United States of America
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles is quickly becoming one of the most persistently prophetic voices in the Church of... Read more
Don't hate me because I'm right
Relativism is the philosophy that there is no objective reality, but that truth is relative to what each person thinks.... Read more
Praying for those who have died is a spiritual work of mercy
Catholic Christians always have believed in the importance of praying for those who have died. We call this a spiritual... Read more
Transport: The spirit’s dynamic movement toward Christ
Christian discipleship in its very origin and essence is synonymous with a dynamic movement from self to the beauty of... Read more
The acts we perform; the people we become
From the 1950’s through the late 1970’s Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) was a professor of moral philosophy at... Read more
Putting our souls on the scale
None of you will be surprised to hear me admit that I have a problem with my weight.I actually have... Read more
The 'Dolan Doctrine' and Catholic politicians
Heat, not light, is the usual fruit of political passion. How refreshing, then, that some significant light on the vexed... Read more
Perceiving the beauty of Christ
How does a person come to perceive Jesus Christ as the beauty beyond all other beauties, and taught in the... Read more
'Tree of Life' meditates on nature and grace
Unconventional, visually breathtaking, solemn, and thought provoking are just a few of the words that describe director Terrence Malick’s minimalistic... Read more
