A few months ago I spoke with some Catholics who told me that they had not voted in the last three elections because they had given up...

The “Official Portal for the North Dakota State Government” lists that commonwealth’s nicknames as the Peace Garden State, the...

Last week I met two amazing women dedicated to healing the broken. They were from Rachel’s Vineyard, an apostolate that holds retreats...

Planning for end-of-life situations is important. We should put in place an advance directive before our health takes a serious turn for...

On the evening of Sept. 12, 2006, my wife and I were dining in Cracow with Polish friends when an agitated Italian Vaticanista (pardon...

Many of you would be shocked to learn that Colorado is one of only four states without health code standards for abortion clinics, or any...

“You will know them by their fruits,” Jesus told the crowd listening to him on the mountain top. This week, as we remember those who died...

In a year replete with devastating news, the June 22 death of Middle East scholar Fouad Ajami hit especially hard. For decades, Fouad, a...

For two days last week 500 people from around the country gathered in Denver’s Tech Center for the inaugural Amazing Parish conference. I...

My son Stephen and I spent an unusual, albeit unusually moving, Independence Day: we attended the golden wedding anniversary celebration...

In the late spring of 1967, a single, young, energetic, smart, musical and athletic woman growing up on the East Coast found herself...

From Conan O’Brien to little kids inspired to help those in need, people across the country have taken up the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in...

Most attention-paying U.S. Catholics are aware of the beatification causes for Archbishop Fulton Sheen and Catholic Worker co-foundress...

In 1936, Niepokalanow (the City of the Immaculate) was home to over 900 Franciscan friars and was the largest Catholic media operation in...

In 1989, as the Cold War entered the bottom of the ninth inning, political scientist Francis Fukuyama wrote a memorable essay entitled...

I’ve been writing op-ed columns for the Catholic press since 1979. In its present form, “The Catholic Difference,” I began this column in...

“For the first time in the history of Iraq, Mosul is now empty of Christians,” Patriarch Louis Sako said after the July 19 noon deadline...

In recent years, as scholars have explored Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy with greater access to primary-source documents, something...

Picking the most beautiful parish, hiring the most talented musicians, the freshest flowers, bridesmaid dresses that reflect the color of...

The post-Vatican II Lectionary for Mass has many fine features, one of which is the continuous reading of the Acts of the Apostles during...