While we wished each other a “Merry Christmas,” and went about our caroling and exchanging presents, at least 140 Christian farmers — and probably 200 or more — were murdered by Moslem herders in the Plateau State of Nigeria. If…
Nearly two millennia ago, some of the earliest followers of Christ in Jerusalem arranged their affairs in a way that still prompts the claim that Christianity’s roots are socialist, communal, or even “communist.” When we celebrate the birth of Jesus…
Continuing its commitment to abusing the religious freedom and human rights of its people, the government of the People’s Republic of China, in collaboration with the Hong Kong government, began the trial this week of media mogul Jimmy Lai, who…
When Christians learn about martyrs of the faith, they typically think of early believers tossed to the lions in the Roman arena. However, people of faith, especially Christians, continue to die for their beliefs. The persecutors are many. With its new…
Catholics who oppose abortion apparently are “supercharged Christian national[ists]” who don’t belong on the Supreme Court. So said MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough during a round table discussion with like-minded progressives about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious beliefs. “We have to talk…
By all appearances, Mike and Catherine “Kitty” Burke would make the perfect foster parents. They were open to taking on siblings and had experience with special needs children — for a state like Massachusetts, overwhelmed with more foster children than…
One road connects Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh — a region of the country that sits like an island surrounded by its neighbor, Azerbaijan. The region would be oddly situated even if the two nations were the best of friends; as it stands,…
Every couple of days, an email shows up in my inbox from a new online publication called the American Postliberal. Its creators have dubbed it an outlet for promoting “Catholic political realism,” and its contributors publish articles on a range…
Christian farmers in Nigeria have a right to protect themselves, despite the Biden administration’s indifference. Years ago, as I was finding my feet as a national security professional, I became friends with a wise and wonderful man, a retired Special…
