Though raised as an evangelical Protestant, I was first drawn to Catholicism when I encountered St. Augustine in an undergraduate philosophy course. Once I...
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Before his conversion to Christianity, C.S. Lewis was stopped by a railway bookseller while preparing to board a train. He purchased a copy of George...
The sound of sirens and flashing lights woke Claretian Father John Molyneux, pastor of the Mission San Gabriel parish, around 4:30 a.m. on July 11, when...
What if way back in 1947 Hollywood had produced films by Black screenwriters featuring gay actors for studios run by women? Would the world look different...
In the summer of 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Soldier Field in Chicago to a crowd of nearly 30,000 people, saying, “We are tired of being lynched...
Wealthy countries around the world are digging deep to mitigate the worst impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: disbursing grants to businesses and corporations...
When I was 20 years old my grandmother gave me a small, brown rosary. I threw it into my nightstand drawer and forgot about it. I didn’t need a rosary because...
September 8 is celebrated by Catholics as the feast of the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It should also be honored in a special way by all Americans...
When I was little, one of my favorite book series was the Emily of New Moon books by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The main character loves to write and makes friends...
Christ in the Storm: An Extraordinary Blessing for a Suffering WorldBy Pope Francis (Ave Maria Press, 2020) Christ in the Storm: An Extraordinary Blessing for...