Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

The “Mappa Mundi”: the Unique Latin Immersion Program at Wyoming Catholic

A map of the world dominates the entire wall of a room in a little western Catholic college. Is it a history classroom? Or Geography? Or a study center for world cultures? No—it’s Wyoming Catholic College’s Latin classroom, and to students and professors alike it is not a “map of the world”—it is the “mappa […]

On the Edge of Empires

On the Edge of Empires By Paul J. Griffiths August 21, 2023 I arrive in Helsinki on June 18 for a six-week stay. I’m close to the end of a book I’ve been working on for more than a year, and I want a bolt-hole where I can complete a draft. I choose Helsinki because […]

Pope Francis: Like Our Lady of Guadalupe, mothers can be great evangelizers today

Pope Francis offers Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 12, 2020. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Aug 23, 2023 / 04:30 am (CNA). Our Lady of Guadalupe proclaimed the Gospel in “mother tongue,” Pope Francis said Wednesday in a message that highlighted the important role mothers […]

Editorial praises Florida’s ‘Catholic school promise’ (Wall Street Journal)

“Of the 10 states with the highest Catholic school enrollment, Florida is the only one where Catholic school enrollment has grown over the past decade,” The Wall Street Journal stated in an editorial. “It’s a modest 4.4%, or 3,644 students, but compare that to New York and New Jersey, where enrollment dropped by more than […]