Pope Francis’s recent announcement that he will create 21 new cardinals on August 27, 16 of whom would vote in a conclave held after that...

If the Church is to continue to be Christ’s presence in the world, then part of that mission includes continuing his sacrifice. I...

Given the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically besotted Americans,...

When Jesus began his public ministry, he started by choosing 12 men who became the Church’s first priests. The 12 Apostles are the...

With a gracious assist from former Kansas governor Sam Brownback, I had the privilege of a personal tour of the Dwight D. Eisenhower...

(Photo: Jonathan Sanchez / Unsplash) So, you say you are pro-choice. But you also say that you are appalled to hear that several states,...

Deacon Ernie Martinez is a deacon at Notre Dame Parish in Denver and a Denver police officer. My heart is heavy with memories from being...

Photo by Devon Divine via Unsplash For those in our pews who think it is impossible to accept and live by the Church’s teachings related...

We are not used to thinking about owing anything to God. In many ways, religion has become focused on “me,” going to Church...

Tertullian, the first major Christian theologian to write in Latin, is thought to have coined the maxim Semen est sanguis Christianorum ,...

There are striking parallels between the Russian disinformation campaign that continues to foul the global communications space in the...

The evils of the 20th century hold a strange fascination. We cannot help but read and reread accounts of totalitarian oppression, such as...

ROME. As of May 15, Catholic journalists around the world will be able to count one of their number among the saints, as Titus Brandsma,...

I’ve been thinking recently about Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken,” and its relationship to a deceased Russian Orthodox priest....

(Photo: Adobe Stock, edited) There are disadvantages to writing a monthly column in a 24 hour news cycle world. By the time my time rolls...

Pope Francis is undoubtedly grieved by the carnage in Ukraine. And when the Catholic Church’s chief ecumenical officer, Cardinal Kurt...

In both the Roman and Byzantine liturgical calendars, Lent 2022 has coincided with a brutal war in Ukraine. That war was launched by...

It sounds like a paradox, but Jesus taught us with his life that the key to conquering death is surrendering to the Father in trust. The...

“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.” Our Lady of Fatima offered hope in the Second Secret she revealed in 1917 that despite...

On May 13, 1982, Pope John Paul II flew to Portugal on a pilgrimage of thanksgiving for his life having been spared the year before. At...