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TOPSHOT - The Peace Monument memorial is seen in front of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Donald Trump's...

I really wanted to start this column any way except, “Well, it’s been an unusual year.”  Seeing as how virtually every article you read...

(Photo: Brett Jordan / Unsplash) Dear Admin, As you may recall, I’m a member — oops, check that, WAS a member — of your Facebook group...

(Photo: Pexels) Well, it’s that time again. A national election is weeks away. So I guess it’s time for my quadrennial election column....

(Photo: Promotional poster / Netflix) I love Netflix. I love that I can watch sitcoms and movies, as well as virtually any documentary I...

(Photo: Josh Applegate / Unsplash) I think it’s safe to say that people have been a little on edge lately. We see it in the macro, in the...

Interracial people hands with stop racism phrase, fight against discrimination (Photo: Adobe Stock) “In the absence of faith, we govern...

Well, I’m not in Poland. As you may recall, last winter I told you I was leading a pilgrimage to celebrate St. John Paul II’s 100th...

Pope Francis during the special Urbi et Orbi blessing Mar. 27, 2020.(Photo: Vatican Media) In the days since Pope Francis’ March 27 Urbi...

(Photo: Ruben Hutabarat / Unsplash) Well, I don’t think it would be an overstatement to say that Lent has been a lot Lent-ier than usual...

(Photo: Paul Keiffer / Unsplash) Sometimes I decide what I’m going to write about. And sometimes God does. I just came back from the...

St. Therese of Lisieux detail, stained glass in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Columbus, Ohio. (Photo: Nheyob / Wikimedia Commons CC...

Image by Lucía Ballester / CNA “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that...

I grew up hearing stories about life in the coal mines. They were delivered in my grandfather’s heavy Italian accent, and often concluded...

(Photo: Hanny Naibaho / Unsplash) In an effort to break my “look at the Facebook app every time I have a free minute” habit, I have been...

(Photo: Josh Applegate / Unsplash) On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”...From this...

(Photo: Josh Applegate / Unsplash) In October, the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region will be held at...

(Photo: Unsplash) I saw my friend Shelly the other day, for the first time in 28 years. Back in the day, she was Shelly Pennefather,...

(Photo: Unsplash) Lately I’m seeing lots of studies — or, more accurately, articles about studies — claiming that non-parents are happier...

(Photo courtesy of Unplanned movie) I saw the movie Unplanned this weekend. It hit me hard. Not that I suddenly realized abortion is...