In January, dolphins were spotted swimming in the Bronx River. This was simply unthinkable not long ago. The once infamously polluted waters in and around New...
Salt and Light
Last November I delivered the annual Mother Mary Lange Lecture in Black Catholic Studies at Villanova University. (November is when we recall the contributions...
A very common way of presenting Catholic social teaching is the formula “see, judge, act.” The method comes to prominence in the social encyclicals of St. Pope...
“I don’t know what to do with Gaudium et Spes,” I exclaimed, sinking into a chair in my professor’s office during graduate school. “Perhaps you should not say...
Most of us have seen Christmas pageants where children dress as the magi wearing crowns and carrying gifts, while those watching sing the carol, “We Three...
A recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal provocatively proclaims that the “lonely office is bad for America.” Pushing back against the trend toward remote...
“Do you feed your children macaroni?” This was an actual question that 19th-century officials surveying the Lower East Side of New York City would ask Italian...
Like many Americans, I have followed the investigation of the events surrounding the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Listening to...
For many people, the word capitalism conjures up a set of images focused on greed. The system is about a competition, with everyone seeking their own self...
I have a personal confession: I am terrible at resting. I am reasonably good at making time for friends and fun outings, but I often do it at the expense of...
