Not long ago a friend asked me why, with all the scandal and disappointment within the hierarchy in the Catholic Church, I havenโt left and joined a church more in keeping with the Gospel? โAfter all,โ he added, โyou yourself have lamented these...
On November 1, All Saints Day, the Catholic News Service reported on President Bidenโs visit with Pope Francis. Iโll begin with a background note, then examine what the participants said about the meeting, and, finally, consider what message it sent...
โBlessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.โ (Matthew 5: 8) For Polish Catholics, 28 May 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyลski’s departure to the House of Father. Cardinal Wyszyลski is commonly known as...
Weโve heard about UFOs for more than half a century but they were always depicted as being explainable things like weather balloons or products of peopleโs overactive imaginations. But now there is evidence that they were and are very real phenomena...
That the Catholic Church has been losing numbers for decades has been well established. Why the loss has occurred, however, is not as clear. One might expect that Church leaders would be interested in finding the answer and sharing it with their...
A reader recently offered this (paraphrased) comment on an essay of mine: โYour essay and others like it leave me frustrated. They talk about the impact of Modernism, the failures of U.S. bishops and Pope Francis, sexual abuse by priests, financial...
The Lord of the Rings serves as an exceptional benchmark of 20th-century literature. It has been acclaimed by both scholars and hippies and has been enjoyed by readers of the general public as well as by faithful Christians. In the years since its...
For centuries missionary priests have risked their lives to spread the Gospel and expand the reach of the Catholic Church. Many have been martyred for their efforts. In Japan, as beautifully dramatised in Martin Scorceseโs Silence, the Shogunate of...
