Cardinal Burke, Gianna Molla, and Us

Our daughter Lucy is about to graduate high school and, in the fall, begin classes at the University of Dallas. Let me tell you her story, the beginning part anyway. My wife and I are late vocations to marriage. I was 47. Cathy was 39. Our first date was on the Feast of Joachim and […]

Bill Maher: The Prophet We Need?

HBO’s Real Time host and longtime leftist Bill Maher made headlines this past weekend when he chastised Republicans’ ever-shifting stance on abortion in a panel discussion on the Arizona Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling upholding a near-total abortion ban. The Arizona Court took up the case in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, […]

Finding God in the present moment

Being present to God and others involves a true art of living. It is based on personal asceticism, deep listening to oneself and others, and an act of faith towards Him who is always present to us. Believers, therapists, artists, and philosophers testify to this.

Fourth Sunday of Easter: The shepherd’s voice

Acts 4:8-12 / Ps. 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 29 / 1 Jn. 3:1-2 / Jn. 10:11-18 Jesus, in today’s Gospel, says that he is the good shepherd the prophets had promised to Israel. He is the shepherd-prince, the new David, who frees people from bondage to sin and gathers them into one flock, the Church, […]

‘Civil War’ doesn’t buy the glorification of journalists

Be wary of any occupation described as “important.” The second you hear your job referred to as “essential” or, worse yet, a “vocation,” prepare to be underpaid and underappreciated. No job is more dispensable than the so-called important ones: True job security lies in holding a position no one quite understands the utility of, especially […]

‘In Praise of Failure’: Where failing can bring more fulfillment

People “who do not have a good religion will have a bad one. They will have a religions; they will have something to believe in.” — American journalist and educator Milton Mayer Author Costica Bradatan, a professor of humanities and philosophy, provides rich contemplative fodder in his recent book, “In Praise of Failure: Four Lessons in […]

Hindus stage protest at Catholic school in India over clothes ruling

MUMBAI, India – In the South India state of Telangana on April 15, management at Mother Teresa School stopped a student who was wearing Hindu religious attire from taking an examination. The school is run by the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (MCBS) in Adilabad Diocese. The student was wearing an outfit associated with […]