Family life isn’t perfect. Still, most of us would prefer life with our families than without them. By family, I mean the original context of persons to whom...
Encyclicals
Many family and church friends would sacrifice a limb, as they say, for the well-being of their children or grandchildren. They are also prepared to give the...
Despite President Biden’s commitment to unifying our nation, unity seems elusive within the political rancor. Catholics are not exempt from the discord, and...
The icon of the holy family that adorns the bedroom of Steve and Andrea Kaneb is different. Mary and Joseph look older than they are usually depicted, and...
Perhaps I was influenced by the crisp fall weather, but my initial reading of Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship) was like...
Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people? If someone asked you this question...
The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region was controversial long before this fall. Self-described orthodox Catholics have worried over its potential...
In Louisville, Kentucky, my hometown, there is a lifesaving parish called St. William. Every week, the single Sunday liturgy in the modest church building in...
“We are Catholics, but if any of you want to found another church you are free to go.” Pope Francis was responding to a religious woman’s question at the May...
For Catholics, the summer of 2018 was dominated by the Pennsylvania grand jury report and revelations about Theodore McCarrick. As the summer of 2019 begins, I...
