Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong millionaire who is now jailed as a Chinese dissident for speaking the truth in his publications. Lopez writes that “Everyone who knows the Olympics are ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez highlights talks Pope Francis has given over the last couple of weeks at his general audiences, as he continues his catechetical series on St. Joseph. The foster-father of Jesus, Lopez writes, is ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez introduces us to Michael Kniffen, almost 10-years-old at his death on December 31. Michael was diagnosed with lissencephaly, a severe congenital neurological condition known as “smooth brain.” Kathryn writes, “If your faith ...
Columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez shares the stories from conversations at a brunch with friends and acquaintances: “I really didn’t think we’d wind up talking about politics and religion, those things that you’re warned never to ...
As the first stage of Dorothy Day’s sainthood cause is finalized, Kathryn Jean Lopez reflects upon the letters of Day: “My favorite quote about Day comes from Archbishop José Gomez: ‘I don’t know if Dorothy ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez encourages Catholics to be witnesses, to share “the truth of our experience of the Faith, any and all of us who hang on for dear life to Jesus in the Eucharist.” While ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about the need for us to recognize our poverty as we build a culture of life. We cannot do it on our own. We need to truly rely on Jesus. As ...
Writer Kathryn Jean Lopez addresses the recent meeting between Pope Francis and President Joe Biden. “We are told by the president that he was told by the pope that the pope is happy that Joe ...
Columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez encourages people, not just in October, but throughout the year, to pray the Rosary. She writes about her experience of praying outside the abortion clinics and realizing: “Without being conscious about ...
Columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez contrasts the nourishment young people receive at John Paul the Great Academy in Lafayette, Louisiana, to the skewed culture of New York City. Visiting the academy, Lopez writes: “The children there ...