As politicians around the world scrutinize how Facebook, Google and Amazon mine user data for commercial purposes, Catholic leaders are studying ways to spread the Gospel through digital media.
Just a few weekends ago, we celebrated Trinity Sunday. And while the Trinity is so mind-blowing that even some of the greatest theologians in Church history had, and still have, a hard time explaining and ...
Eight years ago, "Game of Thrones" began on HBO and the worlds of water-cooler conversations, fire-breathing dragons and social media haven't been the same since. To say it's been a wild ride is the least ...
The teachings of the Church on homosexuality are beautiful, freeing and filled with the message of truth, authentic love and hope. At the same time, it’s hard to read and learn these teachings in the ...
Catholics debate the line between art and explicit content, asking when does entertainment cross into pornography?
A saturation of digital media disconnects many from God, leaving a void in the human heart
OK, this might get a little uncomfortable. And for that, I apologize in advance. But there are uncomfortable things in this world — especially these days — that simply cannot go uncommented on. That’s how ...
In her book “The Second Sex,” feminist French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir wrote about women who’d had abortions: “The one thing they are sure of is this rifled and bleeding womb, these shreds of crimson ...
The staff of Intellectual Takeout (intellectualtakeout.org), a website promoting the rational discussion of a wide range of cultural issues, has launched The Charlemagne Institute, a nonprofit educational institution “rooted in the Judeo-Christian, Greco-Roman tradition [working] ...
Several years ago, when addressing the topic of culture and media influence on people of faith, Pope Benedict XVI gave us a great deal of food for thought: “Believers are conditioned by a culture of ...
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ICYMI: This week, a reader asks Msgr. Charles Pope a question about attending a non-Catholic family wedding. Msgr. looks at the circumstances & gives his reply:
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Can I attend this non-Catholic wedding?
A reader describes a family situation where he doesn’t know if he should or should not attend a wedding wh...
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Be ready for Mass this 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the Opening the Word Scripture reflection, Father Joshua Whitfield explains Christian peace, which is different from the world's definition of peace.
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Opening the Word: Christian peace differs from the worldview
This week in Opening the Word Scripture reflection for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Father Joshua Whitfield w...
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