By Oliver Maksan Confirmation that Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery has been completely destroyed by ISIS has caused widespread distress in…
The National Catholic Educational Association paints a bleak picture for Catholic education in America. There are currently only 6,568 Catholic…
As Catholics, we often think that we know Jesus. After all, most of us have been hearing the stories of…
Thousands braved severe weather last week to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C., giving a vital public witness…
We are not alone in being suspicious of the United Nations when it comes to the life issues. Beginning with…
This past Advent as I attended Sacrament of Reconciliation, the priest mercifully imposed a seemingly unchallenging penance: say one “Our…
Lent comes early this year. February 10th is Ash Wednesday! That’s just three weeks away, folks. So instead of waiting until the last…
In a large urban parish which I attended some years ago I have noticed that the liturgical life seems to…
“Why do they only have 45 minutes for confession?” asked my Protestant dad when I was home over the holidays.…
Recently I read a collection of essays by various Catholic historians published in a book entitled Catholicism and Historical Narrative,…