It was old, but it was fascinating! In a secondhand bookshop, I found a copy of the 1955 Official Catholic Directory. (The Official Catholic Directory has been published yearly for well over a century. It ...
I publicly admit my faults to a fault. It comes from the Irish side of my mother’s family. It’s what we do. This week’s admission: I watch the Game Show Network at times. GSN is ...
Question: Why does society in general, and religion in particular, refer to sins of the flesh as “immoral”? Is this not rather vague? Idolatry, blasphemy, murder and perjury are also immoral. What gives? — Lawrence ...
In his much-discussed indictment of secularized liberal democracy, Polish philosopher and sometime government minister Ryszard Legutko writes bitingly of the powerful and coercive “demon” he so abhors. Toward the end of “The Demon in Democracy” ...
To be Catholic means entering into a personal relationship with Christ. It is a matter of encounter. But what is the precise nature of this encounter? During Easter, we contemplate what it means to encounter ...
The best column I read about Sister Jean throughout the two weeks of March Madness that she ascended into fame came from The Chicago Tribune, where reporter Shannon Ryan wrote a column headlined: “Love the ...
The world watched as hundreds of thousands of people — young and not-so-young — marched for an end to gun violence and called for gun reforms March 24. Indeed, gun violence is a disturbingly common ...
Ten years ago this February, William F. Buckley Jr., the founder of National Review, died, and my life started making much more sense. I was fairly successfully editing a trailblazing website at the flagship conservative ...
It is easy to get discouraged and think that those of us concerned about moral decline in our society can have very little positive influence. Something as simple as posting a story on Facebook can ...
Question: Is it wrong to shop on Sunday? I find shopping enjoyable, not work. A priest on the radio recently said shopping on Sunday is a mortal sin. — Kathy Cerroni, via email Answer: The ...
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