Kathryn Jean Lopez, in her most recent column, Taking Note, explores the riches that await us in heaven in the book “Heaven’s Splendor,” written by Dominican Sister Mary Ann Fatula. The sister writes: “Every one ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez asks, “Why are we not adoring the Lord in socially distanced droves? What is keeping us from him? It’s not the state — you can thank the Becket Fund for Religious Freedom ...
In her recent Taking Note column, Kathryn Jean Lopez relates the paschal joy she is feeling this Easter season. Facing the darkness of the culture, she wrote, “We are called to be living monstrances in ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez encourages all Catholics to go to confession frequently, for it can be a witness to those we meet. Lopez shares a recent encounter with a man after Mass, who was surprised anyone ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about Pope Francis’ recent pilgrimage to Iraq. She said, “Ever since the earliest days of” Pope Francis’ “pontificate, he has talked about how there are more persecuted Christians in the world ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes that it is time to speak truth with charity instead of thinking in terms of politics. Sharing a quote by Pope St. John Paul Il’s encyclical Evangelium Vitae where he addresses ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez explains that in this age of darkness, loving more and better is critical. She writes, “Loving at every opportunity is the only way to a civilization of love.” She spoke of a ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes, “As important as the law is, with Biden promising to meet the demands of the abortion industry, there’s so much beyond politics that can be done.” Lopez notes, “This year, the ...
With the upheaval and violence in Washington, Kathryn Jean Lopez offers direction by looking at Pope St. John Paul II’s first encyclical, Redemptor Hominis. John Paul reminds us, “The Church’s fundamental function in every age ...
Kathryn Lopez writes that one of the mercies of 2020 has been the opportunity for families to spend more time together. “Family is urgent,” she says. Are we going to reorient things to help families ...