“Peace be with you” were the first words of Pope Leo XIV, words that indicate the hope for deepening unity within the Catholic Church. (RELATED: ‘Peace Be With You’: The Deep Meaning in Leo XIV’s First Words) Paul and Grace…
“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” — Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln’s mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, died when he was just nine, yet he attributed all his successes to those nine years. What do we…
The death of Christ on the cross is arguably the greatest event in human history, for one simple reason: It is the greatest demonstration of God’s love for us, as also of Christ’s love for us. As Paul declared, “God…
The issue of globalization was the great central issue of the last election. The MAGA coalition stands forcefully against the runaway movement towards a globalism. They saw no end to the damaging policies of open borders, unfair trade, and suppression…
As I write, President Donald J. Trump is wrapping up his first month as 47. He already has fixed so much that we may wonder whether, if he maintains his first month’s tempo, he will have anything left to fix…
There’s a story in the Talmud of a rabbi whose son comes to him one morning and says, “Father, I had a horrible dream. Those unworthy bottom-dwellers were on the top, and the lofty people were on the bottom. I…
Years ago, Bob Dylan spoke of the Bible as both the most underrated and overrated book in the world. His words seemed clear enough to me. Though I can’t speak for what it meant to him, I will share my…
In an age where the Second Amendment is caricatured as a relic of frontier nostalgia or a totem of reckless individualism, conservatives must reclaim its deeper truth: the right to bear arms is not merely a constitutional guarantee but a…
Ben Jonson was a younger contemporary of Shakespeare. He was a playwright and poet of the highest caliber. The distance of the four centuries blurs the sharp particulars of the trials all must go through to earn their stripes, especially…
