What a difference a century makes. One hundred years ago, America was entering into its quadrennial presidential election campaign under circumstances quite different from those facing us today. Republican incumbent President Calvin Coolidge was facing Democratic challenger John W. Davis….
On Thursday, while Americans were celebrating our proud heritage of liberty and courage, the Vatican was concluding an ecclesial trial. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former papal nuncio to the United States, was accused of the delict of schism, tried,…
A new study by Catholic market research company Vinea Research found that belief in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist is greater than a 2019 Pew Research study previously estimated. Pew Research had found that 69 percent of…
The month of June is often recognized these days as “pride month,” dedicated to the celebration of the chief of the seven deadly sins. But for well over a century, the Catholic Church has dedicated June to the Sacred Heart…
A fellow professor and Roman Catholic asked me recently whether I could direct him toward any books that would help him understand the relationship between religious culture and the arts, including architecture. He said that he had asked his university…
Near the end of last month, Pope Francis was heavily criticized for using the Italian word “frociaggine,” which roughly translates to “faggotry,” in a private meeting where he voiced concern that there are too many homosexuals in seminaries. One response…
Catholic Bishop Robert Barron has, over the past decade or so, become one of the best-known high-profile figures in American Catholic circles. His book and, later, television series Catholicism have elucidated and clarified the history and teachings of the Catholic…
The English author and convert to Catholicism Graham Greene once penned a short story entitled “The Hint of an Explanation,” which is well worth the read, not least of all for Graham’s prose and haunting slow-burn of a narrative. The…
Pope Francis sat down for a 13-minute interview with Norah O’Donnell on 60 Minutes, and ever since, “Pope Francis” has been trending on X. Pope Francis frequently trends on X, as a matter of fact, and this time the pontiff…
