For those not committed to fully living their faith, adhering to the Church’s teachings is a good start. I felt sorry for them. Standing outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia during the World Meeting of Families was a small group of women, some of
The office supply store Office Depot is coming under fire from pro-life advocates after it refused to print pro-life flyers for a pro-life woman who anted to distribute a pro-life prayer. The company claims the prayers advocate the persuecition of people who support abortion and
The Gospel of Luke includes many parables, including one about a Pharisee and a tax collector. A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral lesson, and a Pharisee was a member of a Jewish sect known for its strict observance of religious
Pope Francis’ documents issued motu proprio (on his own initiative) Tuesday, one for the Latin Church (Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus) and one for the Eastern Churches (Mitis et Misericors Iesus), call for a close reading in order understand the developments of the canonical procedural laws
Beware those who warn the Church of being out of step with the age. Statistics belie their notions. In these past fifty years of the cultural revolution the Church has often been scolded and warned by the most radical proponents of the revolution. We are
China’s anti-Christian campaign must be kept in the public eye and we must implore our politicians to do more It is a commonplace here in the West to believe that our governments routinely and habitually lie to us. I personally would never take this position,
All modern popes have warned against it. Professional philosophers know it’s false. Yet 75% of Americans think “relativism” is true. “Relativism” teaches that nothing is true, good or beautiful for all people, at all times and in all places. There are no moral absolutes. “What’s
The innocence of the “happiest town in the country” shattered by senseless violence Like William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, the town of Lafayette, La., has undergone a transformation. Last year it was voted happiest town in the country. The region, known
Al’s Notes: After Cuban-born Yoel Romero whipped Lyoto Machia Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Hollywood, Florida, he whooped it up with a call for the United States to remember Jesus. UFC president Dana White, no mouth slouch himself, told Romero: “You just won
David Brooks is the New York Times’ favorite conservative. Occasionally, he shows insights worth trumpeting. More often, I find him frustratingly off point. His advice to Robert George, for instance, is like hearing Howard Cosell tell Muhammad Ali how he ought to punch. However, his
