American Oracles: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt
In 2014 there was an incident in Colorado that would jolt the sensibilities of many older Americans. At one school district, students organized to...
Did the Pope Change Church Teaching on the Death Penalty?
At the climax of Luke’s passion narrative, we see Jesus hanging between two criminals. One of the criminals mocks Jesus, but the other responds,...
The Unspoken Heresy of Christ the Wimp
The powerlessness of Jesus. In a word, it is one of our modern heresies, but it lies hidden in the heart because it is...
Cardinal Sins
Already suffering the sustained heat of this long, hot summer, Catholics everywhere have also been stunned by the sudden fall from grace of Cardinal...
Humanae Vitae at 50
I am hurtling in a high speed train from Glasgow to London, with a heavy heart saying farewell to my native land, a sentiment...
The Long Hot Summer of 2018
On January 10, 1963, the Hon. A.S. Herlong Jr., a judge and Democratic congressman from Florida (1949-1969) read a document into the U.S. House...
The Sanity of Frank Sheed
Frank Sheed (1897-1982) was born in Australia to a Presbyterian father and a Catholic mother. Reared a Protestant, at the age of 16 he...
Feminist Follies, Part III
(In this three-part series, Paula Adamick explores the impact and legacy of the lives and lies of some of feminism’s most influential – some...
Trinity Western and the Fight for Religious Freedom
Perhaps you have not heard of the bad news on the religious freedom front, this time from out west, but it comes with a tinge of hope:...
Christian Aging
(Adapted from a talk given by Father Daniel Callam, C.S.B., to the seniors’ group at Holy Rosary Parish, Toronto, on 20 June 2018)
Introduction
Our Lord commanded...