Cardinals in Consistory
The 245 cardinals of the Catholic Church - give or take a few - are gathering today and tomorrow in consistory to discuss various...
CST Rosary: the Annunciation
In the first installment of a series of Rosary reflections highlighting the principles, values, and virtues of Catholic Social Teaching, the civic evangelization organization...
The Weight of Conversion
As of this writing, I have 53 days until I am confirmed into the Catholic Church. An astonishing thing for many reasons. Mainly because...
From 19th-Century Convert to 21st-Century Doctor: Newman’s Theology Speaks to Today
Introduction
In a time of quick changes in culture, and of secularism, and doctrinal arguments within the Church, the theology of St. John Henry Newman...
The Foster-Father of All of Us
Growing up, I didn’t really have a father figure. Because of that, I didn’t have much respect for the vocation of a father or...
The Feast of the Annunciation: God’s Invitation
In the quiet village of Nazareth, far removed from centers of power and influence, a young woman named Mary was living what seemed to...
A Timeless Ethical Compass: Catholic intellectual tradition and the future of common-law justice
Catholic Social Teaching and the natural law upon which it is founded are not mere historical curiosities to be kept filed away in the...
Blessed Catherine of Saint Augustine, Foundress of Canada
We have celebrated a number of 'Catherines' of late in our liturgical calendar, two of them Canadian: Kateri Tekakwitha on April 17th, the native...
