CNA Columns
Looking to 2012, an uncertain future for social conservatives
Writing recently about Rick Santorum’s quest to become the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, George Will remarked that Santorum’s chances... Read more
A Safe Place
Dr. Bernard Nathanson, once the foremost abortionist in the United States and then perhaps abortion's most effective opponent, died Feb.... Read more
How to make a good confession
I remember my First Grade teacher explaining the sacrament of Confession to us. She drew a smiling face on the... Read more
From Peter to Clement to ... Benedict
On Feb. 22, the Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle. Read more
Baptism of our Lord helps us increase understanding of the sacrament
As the Christmas Season came to a conclusion the Church celebrated the feast of the Baptism of our Lord. As... Read more
Doctors and health care professionals - their noble vocation
[On January 17, 2011, the first meeting of Catholic doctors took place at St. Paul Inside the Walls. Thus began... Read more
Musical America
American music is characterized by a sense of openness, expansive vistas, expectancy, and optimism, offset by a deep sense of... Read more
The president’s speech; Why I wasn’t impressed
Once again our nation has been rocked by a terrible act of senseless violence – the shooting in Tucson, Arizona... Read more
Champions of fact or churners of opinion?
It was a slow Saturday afternoon in the newsroom of the Washington Daily News. This was the fall of 1956,... Read more
'We are the times'
This column was adapted from the archbishop’s comments to a breakfast gathering of faculty, leadership and students of the University... Read more
Prayer and penance for life
For a number of years now Jan. 22 has been observed as a particular day of prayer and penance for... Read more
Roe v. Wade anniversary
According to the polls, most Americans don’t much care for abortion. That being so, the mystery of why legalized abortion... Read more
A time for truth: the bold voice of religion in public
This past November, the American Atheists organization provoked a debate. But not without merit. As soon as the Christians began... Read more
Spiritual themes to be found in Disney’s ‘Tangled’
With the release of “Tangled,” its 50th animated feature, Walt Disney Pictures offers a beautifully dazzling, charming and heartfelt re-telling... Read more
Time after time - 1/11/11
If I believed in some sort of harmonic convergence in the universe, I would post this blog entry at 11:11... Read more
Dysfunctional love songs
The lessons packed in the love songs that are getting the most radio play today all seem to have a... Read more
Vocation awareness week
We plant seeds when we ask a child what he wants to be when he grows up. The first is... Read more
2010 in music
Here, in brief, are the musical treasures of 2010. Read more
Searching for the motives behind the WikiLeaks fiasco
The latest WikiLeaks fiasco—hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables spilling out in the world’s media like the contents of... Read more
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