For me, wisdom comes mainly in the form of insights.

“The problems with the Catholic press—and they are real—will not be served by circling the wagons.”

Pope Francis made a surprise visit on Oct. 4 to the town of Amatrice in Italy, recently devastated by an earthquake, and told survivors there: “From the first moment” of the tremblor on Aug. 24, “I felt the need to be here.”

The choice of a Catholic education for our children today is the right choice at the right time, not merely for its material benefits, but for the progress of souls.

The death toll in Haiti had exceeded 370.

The Russian countermeasures on proliferation followed quickly on the heels of a U.S. decision to suspend what had become fruitless negotiations toward a cease-fire in Syria. The setback does not bode well for near-term progress on U.S.-Russia disarmament, an effort that has been stalled for years af

Lorena was 12 years old when her mother went to Spain in search of work. A week later, she began taking cocaine.

“She did a big number on Catholics, a horrible number on Catholics...through her people,” Mr. Trump said.

Sometimes a bit controversial, but always balanced, Rausch regularly gets to the heart of the matter in each topic he considers.

McFarlane says that she is “drawn to moments when people do things that are mysterious even to themselves.” The best-realized stories here are charged with these moments.