COLUMNISTS

Sex and Circuses–Pop Paganism at the Super Bowl

Genius in advertising connects what’s hot in culture with perennial human desires. That’s why we are fascinated with the Super Bowl ads, because they appeal to who we are whether we like it or not. Read More »

Cheryl Dickow

Are You Saved?

December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception “Have you been saved?” Maybe you have been asked that by one of our Protestant brothers or sisters. If our Blessed Mother had been asked, she could have given the loudest ”Yes!” the world had…Read More »

Fr. Frank Pavone

Culture of Death Declares War on Christ

Satan has always used child-killing to try to slow or stop the advance of the Gospel of Christ. Read More »

George Weigel

Vatican III? Where?

There are many good arguments against quickly convening a Third Vatican Council—a notion beloved of Catholics who occupy the portside cabins on the Barque of Peter. Another ecumenical council would be a distraction from the evangelical mission to which Vatican II called the Church. As it is, bishops spend far too much of their time in meetings.Read More »

Heidi H. Saxton

Bossing Day

“Come with me, Mommy! I wanna show you the fairy castle! There’s a little river and everything!” At the back of our lot is “God’s little acre,” a section loaded with brush and brambles as far as little eyes can see. Wild…Read More »

Kengor's Corner

Rick Santorum, the Media’s “Extremist”

A reporter recently called me about Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. “I understand he’s against contraception?” she asked me. “Well, sure,” I responded. “He’s Roman Catholic, after all.” The reporter could hardly believe it. Nothing seems to work up our secular culture like matters of sex and birth.Read More »

Marcellino d'Ambrosio

Preach Out and Touch Someone

Job poignantly expresses what all human beings experience at one time or another–the feeling that life is a burden, that our daily routine is drudgery, that our suffering is meaningless, that there’s not much hope for our future. Read More »

Mark Shea

Why Creeds?

I became a Christian with the help of a small group of believers on my college dorm floor. As is common in such circles, we believed that “the Bible alone” was sufficient to know Christ’s revelation and live as he…Read More »

Marybeth Hicks

New “Occupy” Movement Takes Off

Rather than camp out in city parks for months of pointless demonstrations, the people behind these new, local uprisings are taking constructive action, school by school, city by city, and even in the halls of their state capitols. Read More »

Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur

If You Quit, You Can’t Blame God

We all feel tempted to quit sometimes. Whether they are related to relationships, parenting, or work, there are moments in life when we simply want to throw up our arms in frustration and give up. And, sometimes, we want to…Read More »

Russell Shaw

How Will the Bishops Respond to the Mandate?

A quiet, closed-door meeting in Washington next month will be of crucial importance in shaping the Church’s response to the nation’s biggest church-state crisis in decades.Read More »

Louie Verrecchio

Can Dignitatis Humanae Withstand Scrutiny? – A Postscript

Vatican II largely adopted Father Murray’s ideas on church-state relations in the Declaration on Religious Liberty, Dignitatis Humanae, departing from the traditional teaching. Read More »

Tom Purcell

The Trouble for Bald Men

As our country goes to pot, I find myself more focused on personal matters, such as this item from ABC News: Scientists may soon find a cure for baldness. Read More »

Lisa Hendey

Social Media and the March For Life

We don’t need traditional media outlets to follow and take part in the March for Life and other pro-life, faith-focused events. Now more then ever, social media tools can give us a front row seat for such events and help us unite our prayers with those who will be braving the elements. Read More »

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