Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Boulder, Colorado, recently informed the parents of two students that their children wouldn’t be re-admitted for next fall’s term.

Normally, that would be a matter between the parents and the school and not the…

Haggai 1:9
You have looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while you…

Micah 3:1
Hear, you heads of Jacob
and rulers of the house of Israel!
Is it not for you to know justice?

One of the dangers of the spiritual life is false humility.  Sometimes, in order to…

At an international symposium in honor of the late Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, held in Paris on Feb. 11, I offered closing remarks on what the Church might do to combat aggressive secularism in Europe. As the same prescriptions apply in…

The irony could not possibly be crueler. A South Korean couple let their 3-month-old baby starve to death at home while they spent all their time at Internet cafes—raising a virtual child.

The British Telegraph reports, “Leaving their real daughter…

2 Kings 6:17
Then Elisha prayed, and said, “O LORD, I pray Thee, open his eyes that he may see.” So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full…

By 2050, the world’s population, which is currently about 6.8 billion, is projected to peak at about 9 billion. That’s an additional 2.2 billion people to feed, clothe, and house.

Assuming no change in food consumption patterns, food production will…

It is a curious fact that the same book of Exodus which informs us of the command, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” (Exodus 20:16) begins with the story of a good solid practical lie.

Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness.

I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, through the belief in the threeness, through confession of…

In a recent New York Times column, Nicholas Kristof credits evangelicals with pushing for AIDS and malaria programs and for “doing superb work on issues from human trafficking in India to mass rape in Congo.”

This is in contrast, he…