St. Philip Neri once had a penitent confess to indulging in gossip. He advised the contrite soul to bring him a chicken, and to pluck its feathers as he walked …
Opinion
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By Peter K. Kilpatrick First-time visitors to The Catholic University of America routinely tell us that there’s something different about our campus, something they often can’t quite put their finger …
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There are some news articles one consumes with the same reluctance as one accepts a repellent medical treatment. “A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men,” …
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For two or three days in January, a furry red muppet’s concern for the well-being of his followers became news, dominating Twitter, now “X,” and sparking discussions from National Public …
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By Sister Alicia TorresWho am I? This question lurks at the core of every human heart. So often the real answer is blurred by responses we so readily grasp after, …
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By Robert Seelig This past year, the wildly popular and long-running primetime ABC-TV reality show “Shark Tank” had two companies pitch novel ideas for disposing human remains. In April, an …
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By Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens As 2024 began, I was in a hermitage in northern Minnesota doing a Holy Hour before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament from 11:30 p.m. …
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While praying in our pew after Communion during a recent Sunday Mass, our 6-year-old son decided to administer a pop quiz to his willing little sister. “What was the first …
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Good evening! January 12 is the feast day of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys — who is not only the first female saint to come out of Canada (she was canonized Oct. …
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Remember Humpty-Dumpty? He turns up in Lewis Carroll’s fantasy “Through the Looking Glass” and makes this famous assertion: “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it …
