Too Much Information, Too Little Thought

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is an anniversary whose purpose is, to quote the United Nations body responsible for it, “to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies… Read More

The World-Changing Year of Faith

This year is poised to be one of the most exciting years in modern history. A major event will take place that could change the direction of our country — indeed, of the entire world. I’m not talking about the… Read More

Is the Catholic Church Green?

The subject of global ecology is relatively new within Catholic social teachings, and its increasing prevalence in magisterial documents has many wondering what to think. In a similar way, the term “New Evangelization” seems to be prompting more than a… Read More

Our Joyful Pope

“The profound joy of the heart
is also the true precondition for ‘humor’;
and so ‘humor,’
under a certain aspect,
is an indicator,
a barometer of faith.”
-Pope Benedict XVI
I have not made a careful check, but I am… Read More

The Bad Fruit of Consequentialism

This summer Catholics celebrate the 44th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae that banned artificial contraception. This encyclical caused a rift that led to the development of a school of moral theology in the church known as Consequentialism.… Read More

The Mexican Government Versus the Catholic Church

During his visit to Mexico, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted the legacy of the Cristeros War and the Mexican Martyrs of the 20th century when he illuminated the statue of Cristo Rey (Christ the King) in Leon on March 26. The… Read More

Pope Rings for Renewal in Ireland

Pope Benedict XVI has joined the ranks of the quarter of a million pilgrims to ring for renewal in the Church in Ireland on the International Eucharistic Congress Bell. Ahead of his weekly general audience the Holy Father met with… Read More

Do Catholics and Muslims Worship the Same God?

It certainly seems as if we worship the same God. After all, we call God by the same name. Arabic-speaking Christians, including Eastern Catholics such as Maronites and Melkites, use the word “Allah” for the God of the Bible.
But… Read More

IVF Is Unworthy Way to Conceive, says Pope Benedict

In a widely reported address, Pope Benedict XVI has again declared that the only acceptable way for children to be conceived is through intercourse between a man and a woman. “Indeed, the union of a man and a woman, in… Read More

Marriage Matters

In light of the fiery debates over marriage laws lately, it might surprise many to learn that this isn’t our first national debate on the subject.
In the 19th century, Mormons in Utah forced a different debate. The Supreme Court… Read More

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