Weekly Update

A somewhat surprising topic has made headlines lately: polygamy. Thank goodness for the Magisterium.

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.

Let’s pray for an increase in peace in our world – for less conflict and more goodwill, less violence and more understanding, less cruelty and more justice, both now and in whatever is to come.

For the Christian faith, the education of the poor is not a favor but a duty.

In Pope Leo’s election, the reality of the universal Church has come much closer to American Catholic life.

Where exactly do our allegiances to political or military institutions lie? And how perilously close to our ultimate allegiances do they – and should they – run?

Despite the fact that we moderns tend to forget, spiritual realities and immaterial persons surround us.

The United Nations has a reputation for strongly worded letters devoid of action. What gives?

Bots, apps, chats, and God. To what extent can faith-based used of technology and artificial intelligence lead us closer to God - and to what extent do they lead us toward a mirage?

Many young people today are living less boldly, and with more fear. When such a disposition to life has taken hold, it’s no surprise that the idea of socialism would be a dreamy and comforting one.