Contributing editor Russell Shaw explores the ongoing Synodal Path being undertaken by Church authorities in Germany. Shaw writes: “As in several other churches, synods have existed in the Catholic Church for a long time. … ...
In the introduction to his powerful new book, “Things Worth Dying For,” Archbishop Charles J. Chaput states its challenge bluntly: Are we — today’s Christians — prepared to be martyrs for our faith and to ...
Throughout his campaign and even since his inauguration, President Joe Biden has spoken of his desire to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Russell Shaw writes ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw writes: “Launched in December with modest fanfare, the Church’s observance of 2021 as a year to honor the fatherhood of St. Joseph seems to have dropped largely out of sight. True, ...
Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw writes: “With searing images of mob violence at the U.S. Capitol fresh in memory, Joe Biden comes to the presidency as a potential healer of divisions and binder ...
Lower numbers and higher expectations — that, briefly stated, is the story of the March for Life in 2021, writes Russell Shaw in his latest column. For many years the pro-life march has drawn tens ...
The pro-life movement has lots of heroes and heroines, sung and unsung alike, writes Russell Shaw, but there’s always room for one more. As an addition to the roster of unsung heroes, he nominates Dick ...
Suppose you’ve been convicted of a crime you didn’t commit and are in jail waiting for your appeal to be heard — how would you pass the time? In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw looks at the ongoing culture wars and notes that while there are organizations that are hoping to abolish religion from the public square, Christians are called to remember that Christ was ...
Russell Shaw looks at the downward trend of Catholic schools in the United States. He writes that as we mark the 210th anniversary of the founding of the parochial school system in the United States ...
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