The Basis of Dignity
One needs a clear and viable reason for saying why the person is infinitely worthy, apart from what they do or what talents they have, such that there’s freedom to assist and encourage and redirect them toward coming into, and living from, their true dignity.
Invincible Joy
As Cardinal Dolan’s service as Archbishop draws to a close, it’s worth taking the lesson and meaning of his witness to heart.
God and Man
Today marks that great turning point in the drama of our salvation: when the Almighty One, the Sovereign, the Great and Glorious God makes his appearance among us as a small baby, in the quiet of a back stable, where no one would have ever thought to look.
Captivated by Truth
As the weeks of Advent inch to their end, the weeks of many academic semesters near their end, too. There are great graces available in the nitty gritty of end of term assignments and exams and essays.
Divine Persistence
The everlasting truths the Church possesses may not always appear innovative or trendy, but they’re what a human heart is craving after.
Breathing with Two Lungs
As Catholics, let’s take Pope Leo’s encouragement and example to heart: Orthodox Christians are our brothers and sisters, and we ought to pray for a renewal of full communion.
Just Gratitude
Today’s one of those days in our common calendar that’s particularly unitive. Say thank you to someone this Thanksgiving.
Loyalty to the Kingdom of God
Chinese Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo, who had been in and out of hiding for decades, recently died at the age of 90.
The Gift of the Magisterium
A somewhat surprising topic has made headlines lately: polygamy. Thank goodness for the Magisterium.
Self-Evident Truths
From the beginning the United States’s spiritual, moral, and imaginative backbone has been made up of a strange amalgam of seriously Christian ideas and a utopian vision of America's destiny.