“What is truth?” (Jn 18:28). Pilate speaks for many today, even as Truth itself stood before him. We as Catholics have accepted a basic...

In December 2021 and May 2022, I had the pleasure of teaching a mini-course in Rome, exploring the life and thought of St. John Paul II....

(Photo by Cari Devlin | Denver Catholic) It was heartbreaking to observe the behavior and paradoxical statements made for hours on end at...

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone at the altar during Mass in 2021. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Archdiocese of San Francisco) What would...

Pope Francis’s recent announcement that he will create 21 new cardinals on August 27, 16 of whom would vote in a conclave held after that...

If the Church is to continue to be Christ’s presence in the world, then part of that mission includes continuing his sacrifice. I...

Given the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically besotted Americans,...

When Jesus began his public ministry, he started by choosing 12 men who became the Church’s first priests. The 12 Apostles are the...

With a gracious assist from former Kansas governor Sam Brownback, I had the privilege of a personal tour of the Dwight D. Eisenhower...

(Photo: Jonathan Sanchez / Unsplash) So, you say you are pro-choice. But you also say that you are appalled to hear that several states,...

Deacon Ernie Martinez is a deacon at Notre Dame Parish in Denver and a Denver police officer. My heart is heavy with memories from being...

Photo by Devon Divine via Unsplash For those in our pews who think it is impossible to accept and live by the Church’s teachings related...

We are not used to thinking about owing anything to God. In many ways, religion has become focused on “me,” going to Church...

Tertullian, the first major Christian theologian to write in Latin, is thought to have coined the maxim Semen est sanguis Christianorum ,...

There are striking parallels between the Russian disinformation campaign that continues to foul the global communications space in the...

The evils of the 20th century hold a strange fascination. We cannot help but read and reread accounts of totalitarian oppression, such as...

ROME. As of May 15, Catholic journalists around the world will be able to count one of their number among the saints, as Titus Brandsma,...

I’ve been thinking recently about Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken,” and its relationship to a deceased Russian Orthodox priest....

(Photo: Adobe Stock, edited) There are disadvantages to writing a monthly column in a 24 hour news cycle world. By the time my time rolls...

Pope Francis is undoubtedly grieved by the carnage in Ukraine. And when the Catholic Church’s chief ecumenical officer, Cardinal Kurt...