An uproar has been raised over Pope Francis honoring Lilianne Ploumen, former Minister of Development for Holland, as a Commander in the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St.… Read more “Frustrated and Bewildered Am I”

Here are two interesting articles, both from thinkers on the political, social, and economic left, who have very different ideas about identity politics. Sean McElwee, writer and… Read more “Identity Politics: For Good or Evil?”

Words of wisdom from Bishop Robert Barron: “Faith is an attitude of trust in the presence of God. Faith is openness to what God will reveal, do,… Read more “Your Life Is Not About You”

  I believe that Martin Luther King’s vision was of an America where all people, of every color, of every creed, of every economic strata, would be… Read more “I Have A Dream”

Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University is hosting a series of lectures recognizing the fiftieth anniversary of the promulgation in 1968 of Humanae Vitae by Blessed Pope Paul VI. An article… Read more “Humanae Vitae at Fifty”

St. Augustine: Confessions, Part 5: St. Augustine: Confessions, Part 6: Here are the last two of my presentations on St. Augustine of Hippo’s “Confessions” for the Nicodemus… Read more “Restless Heart: An Introduction to St. Augustine of Hippo, Part 4: “Confessions””

Here are a couple of interesting articles from “National Catholic Register,” both related to marriage. The first is on Pope Francis allowing a discussion to take place among… Read more “Married Priests and Divorced Catholics”

John Hart, founder of Mars Hill Strategies, a public affairs and public relations firm, wrote an interesting article for Forbes magazine last November on the growing ideological… Read more “Politics as Religion”

Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s film, “The Passion of the Christ,” surprised attendees at The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) convention last… Read more “Jim Caviezel at FOCUS”

“Sincerity — if you can fake that, you’ve got it made!” The quote has been attributed to George Burns and Groucho Marx, among others. It pretty well… Read more “Hollywood Hypocrisy”