CNA Columns
“A World Away”: adventure with a lesson
Book written by: T.J. Smith Read more
The Rain before It Falls
Here's some advice for anyone starting a job as literary editor for a Catholic online journal: For your first book... Read more
Mr. Obama: Remember the lessons of history
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Good Hearts: Catholic Sisters in Chicago’s Past
Book written by: Suellen Hoy Read more
Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) - a bad and harmful law
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Gran Torino
During the post-Vatican II push for more "relevant" religion classes, students in my high school "Theology of the Film" course... Read more
Sanctifying the World: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson
Book written by: Bradley J. Birzer, Christendom Press, $30, 332 pages Read more
National Immigration Week
The feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 4, begins the annual National Migration Week for the Catholic Church. This year’s theme... Read more
Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age
Book written by: Arthur Herman Most of us know about Winston Churchill's heroic struggle in the 1930s to warn Britain about... Read more
Advent is time to prepare for future full of hope
John the Baptist plays a prominent role in our Advent Scriptures. As we await the coming of Jesus in glory,... Read more
Frontiers of Faith: Bringing Catholicism to the West in the Early Republic
Book written by: John R. Dichtl Read more
Advent: Black Friday Turned Inside Out
Tragic. Sad. Lamentable. Despicable. No one word can describe the Black Friday death of a 34 year-old Haitian man. Despite... Read more
Holy Simplicity: the Little Way of Mother Teresa, Dorothy Day & Therese of Lisieux
This is a wonderful book about the spirituality of St. Therese of Lisieux, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa), and... Read more
On gratitude and Advent
The 2008 election has come and gone, but with a difficult economy, an on-going war and an incoming administration committed... Read more
New book offers novena based on Mother Teresa’s writings
As a follow-up to last year's New York Times bestseller, "Come Be My Light," Doubleday has released a new book... Read more
Put worries aside, pause to give thanks
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Support, in word and deed, the dignity of human life
On Nov. 4, 2008, the United States witnessed an historic event in the election of the first African-American president. With... Read more
Popes and the Tale of Their Names
Book written by: Anura Guruge Read more
Elections over; now real work of faithful citizens begins
Catholics have the same obligations after an election as we have before we vote. We continue to study the constant... Read more
