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No Matter How Far We Fly, We Always Belong to Our Family
Photo by Omar Ram on Unsplash By Brianna Heldt/National Catholic Register The excitement in the house was palpable from the moment the...

Brianna Heldt
Dec 7, 20234 min read


Books for Christmas 2023
Advent-2023 is as short as Advent can be, so this annual column on Christmas gift books that will inspire, entertain, inform, or all of...

George Weigel
Dec 6, 20233 min read


Is it really the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Photo by S&B Vonlanthen on Unsplash By Dr. Michelle Connor Harris Executive Director, St. Raphael Counseling “It’s the Most Wonderful...

Catholic Charities
Nov 30, 20234 min read


When docs play deities
With the God of the Bible having largely disappeared from public consciousness in Great Britain, the closest thing to a replacement deity...

George Weigel
Nov 28, 20233 min read


The Battle Is Real: A Guide for Spiritual Warfare
For decades, we tried canceling the devil, refraining from talking much about him, or bothering much with him at all. Catholics thought...

Jared Staudt
Nov 23, 20233 min read


A “synodal reform” of the papal conclave?
As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day on November 23, my Catholic fellow-citizens might take a moment to give thanks for a 120-year old...

George Weigel
Nov 22, 20233 min read


The Divided Life – A Fable
(Photo: Adobe Stock) The term “the divided life” isn’t one you hear used ever in the secular world. For most people, we have just one...

Paul Winkler
Nov 17, 20234 min read


Humility, happiness and St. Teresa of Avila
Photo by Nheyob via Wikicommons CC BY-SA 4.0 In 2014, I traveled with a group to Rome for the Canonization of St. John Paul II. One day...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Nov 17, 20234 min read


In support of Jimmy Lai
(Photo: VOA / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 0) As chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee is the principal...

George Weigel
Nov 15, 20233 min read


The gift of a father: How love leads to vocations
In the beginning is the Father. He is the source and goal of all life. From him flows communion through the gift of his entire life to...

Jared Staudt
Nov 9, 20234 min read


The grave sin of Jew-hatred
Shortly after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, I noted in this column and elsewhere that the entire episode — including the fouling...

George Weigel
Nov 8, 20233 min read


All Saints, All Souls, and Synod-2023
By their vocabulary, you shall know them? Well, to a considerable degree. And in these early November days, when the Church celebrates...

George Weigel
Nov 1, 20233 min read


Building the bridge between faith and business
(Photo: Adobe Stock) “ The Vocation of the Business Leader – A Reflection ” is a document that should be of great significance, primarily...

Paul Winkler
Oct 27, 20234 min read


The Synod on Synodality at the Halfway Point
The Synod on Synodality meeting this month is the first of a two-part synodal assembly; the second session is scheduled to meet a year...

George Weigel
Oct 25, 20233 min read


Pope Benedict XVI: The Doctor of the Church for Our Time
The word “doctor” means teacher, not healer, which is why we call certain saints “Doctors of the Church.” They are the great teachers who...

Jared Staudt
Oct 19, 20234 min read


Questions to enliven Synod-2023
The first session of the “Synod on Synodality,” currently meeting in Rome, is slated to be followed by a second such month-long affair in...

George Weigel
Oct 18, 20233 min read


Why you shouldn’t major in the occult
Photo by Josh Olalde on Unsplash I just read that Exeter University has launched a new master’s degree program — in the occult. That’s...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Oct 16, 20234 min read


Setting boundaries as a Catholic
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash By Michelle Connor Harris, Psy.D., Executive Director, St. Raphael Counseling “Well, my mom...

Guest Contributor
Oct 12, 20235 min read


The Rosary: Overcoming Evil and Making Reparation
The Church dedicates the month of October to the rosary, that simple but beautiful prayer filled with holy power. The rosary offers us a...

Jared Staudt
Oct 5, 20234 min read


The most important Catholic event since Vatican II?
Those most enthusiastic about the Synod on Synodality that opens on October 4 want to say that it’s the most important Catholic event...

George Weigel
Oct 4, 20233 min read
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