Throughout the 20th century — the greatest period of martyrdom in history — persecuted Christians used the dross of this world to make...

Continuing a venerable tradition, I offer the following for your canicular reading pleasure: John Hay spent decades at the center of...

(Photo: Unsplash) I saw my friend Shelly the other day, for the first time in 28 years. Back in the day, she was Shelly Pennefather,...

Jesus tells the disciples in St. John’s Gospel, “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep,” contrasting...

Cherished principles of the American revolution include religious freedom and the separation of Church and State. These principles should...

Extra credit question: Name the author of this admonition about the insecure cultural foundations and potentially perilous future of the...

More and more, we are recognizing that we have a serious problem plaguing our society: We lack mature men. Boys’ bodies develop on their...

Thirty years ago last week, Poland began to self-liberate from communism through the first semi-free elections held behind the iron...

One of the most powerful moments in the sacramental lives of Catholics occurs when we walk into a confessional, lay our sins at the feet...

LONGMONT, CO, August 13, 2017: Pastor installation ceremony for Father Humberto Marquez at St. John the Baptist Parish in Longmont....

Pope Francis’s recent motu proprio on sexual abuse, Vos estis lux mundi [You Are the Light of the World], was a welcome addition to...

May is the month of Mary, a time of new growth and a return to life fitting for the New Eve. Blessed John Henry Newman spoke of how...

Given the seriousness with which the post-Watergate Washington Post takes itself, it seems unlikely that its editors strive for hilarity...

Many people are worried about the increasing levels of violence in our country, and over the past week, three states passed laws that...

In three weeks, a panel of senior judges will hear Cardinal George Pell’s appeal of the unjust verdict rendered against him at his...

A sacrament is an outward, material sign of an inward, spiritual reality. The seven sacraments are signs instituted by Jesus to...

There are many uncertainties in life, but as the Church observed World Vocation Day on May 12, I want to remind everyone — especially...

[On May 8, the Library of Congress and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars co-hosted a tribute to Dr. James H....

In Herman Wouk’s novel, War and Remembrance , Warren Henry shocks his Bible-reading father, the novel’s hero, by claiming that human...

(Photo: Unsplash) Lately I’m seeing lots of studies — or, more accurately, articles about studies — claiming that non-parents are happier...