Bishop of Hippo, A Saint for All Time
A blessed memorial of the great Saint Augustine (354-430), bishop and doctor of the Church, and perhaps the greatest theologian in her history (although,...
Christmas Urbi et Orbi
(Here is the Christmas address of Pope Saint John Paul II, from way back in 2002, and the needs for which he prayed eighteen...
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance – A Gift from the Greeks?
Cold Winds
ESG is the fashionable kid on the corporate governance block, and the cause of plenty of buzz among thought, political and business leaders. ...
Laetare Sunday: The Penitent Prodigal and Giving God His Due
So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with...
The Persistent Virtue of Woman
A Canaanite woman . . . cried out, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a...
The Perpetual Virginity of St. Joseph?
A quality that has defined my ten years of priesthood and most of my life is a consistent and deep devotion to St. Joseph....
The Perks of Being Childless
Time magazine published an article recently called “The Childfree Life: When having it all means not having children.” Since I don’t subscribe to Time...
The God of Love: Christ in the Song of Songs
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for...
Cardinal Gibbons’ Cure for Atheism
James Cardinal Gibbons (1834-1921) was twenty one when Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, and died not long after World War I. He attended the...
On the Jaws of Death and the Gates of Heaven
Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889-1977) was a Catholic convert, philosopher, and theologian whose deep thinking prepared him during his long life for fruitful meditations on...
