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Columns
The war in Iraq dramatically eroded the United States’ influence and standing in the world.
Editorials
Catholic Press Association award winner for Best Coverage of Immigration: "Beautiful scriptural based approach to looking at immigration through the concept of the biblical "stranger."
Signs Of the Times
"There are going to be hard choices along the way," the president said.
Signs Of the Times
This year's elections will be crucial to determining the country’s destiny, the bishops said.
Letters
Repeal the Second Amendment,” America’s editorial published on the Web on Feb. 16, just a few days after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, evoked a comment by Theresa Johnson at episcopalcafe.com the next day. She asked God to “bless these Roman Catholics for taking such
The question of guns in society is often framed as an issue about “protecting good guys from bad guys.” The bad guys include not only criminals but also people with a tendency to deal with emotional problems by acting violently against their fellow citizens. Once you name the issue that
Columns
It is the dream of not a few artists to influence the public’s perception of current events.
Of Many Things
Fifty-five years ago this spring “a masterpiece was unveiled in our editorial office.”
Signs Of the Times
Catholic greens had reason to sound exclamations of joy during the inaugural papal Mass.
Signs Of the Times
The U.S. bishops called the proposed health regulations an "unjust and unlawful mandate."
‘Pacem in Terris” was born in the mind of Blessed John XXIII in the fall of 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis, when he served as a back channel between President John F. Kennedy and the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, urging dialogue to end the most dangerous confrontation of the col
Film
Terrence Malick's 'To the Wonder' is a demanding but ultimately richly rewarding film.
The Word
It is easy to forget how few Christians there were when the church began Acts 1 15 says there were 120 people gathered together after Pentecost Acts also narrates the mass conversions of many people sometimes in the thousands but Robert M Grant said that ldquo one must always remember that fig
The Word
It took the apostles some time to come to terms with the reality of Jesus raised from the dead but once they accepted it they had to face the challenges of day-to-day life in the context of their newly aroused faith It was this tension between the mundane reality of ordinary life and the glorious
Books
From 1850 until 1920, Catholic nuns were virtually everywhere on the North American continent.
Books
William Manchester and Paul Reid examine the last 25 years of Winston Churchill's life.
In All Things
Here 39 s a nbsp surprise From Vatican Radio quot The archbishop of Havana Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino on Saturday read from a document given him by Pope Francis outlining the speech he gave during the pre-conclave General Congregation meetings of the Cardinals Cardinal Ortega had
In All Things
This guest blog from Gary Bledsoe and Robert S Notzon is a response to the Of Many Things column by Matt Malone S J in the Feb 25 issue As lawyers who are both Catholic we read Father Matt Malone 39 s column on Justice Antonin Scalia with great interest Our view of our duties as Catholics in
FaithThe Good Word
He enters the play seeking spiritual counsel quot Where is my gracious lord of Canterbury quot I ii 1 When the archbishop arrives the young King nbsp immediately asks if his cause is just invading France to seize its throne My learn d lord we pray you to proceed and justly and religiously
On Feb. 13, 2013, Bishops Matthew H. Clark and Howard Hubbard were honored for their long episcopal service in upstate New York with the presidential medal from Fordham University. In his introductory remarks, President Joseph McShane, S.J., lauded Bishops Clark and Hubbard for affirming “a vi