What do Worlds of If have to do with Jerusalem? Do Catholic writers have a place among the wizards of fantasy and the starships of science fiction? The very pervasiveness of fantasy and science fiction […]
It is now over a decade since ex-Anglicans streamed into the Catholic priesthood, following the 1992 decision of the Church of England to ordain women. Some observers predicted that this intake would cause problems, but […]
On June 4-7 an estimated 342 million Europeans will vote in elections for the European Parliament (EP). With 785 members representing all 27 Member States of the European Union (EU), the EP is the only […]
The Philippines is known as a bastion of the Catholic faith in eastern Asia, and to a certain extent the country’s laws reflect this reputation. Divorce isn’t recognized, though the state grants annulments. Abortion remains […]
In 1981, the Holy See launched an apostolic visitation of American seminaries and named the late Bishop John Marshall of Burlington (Vermont) as apostolic visitator. Two decades later, the Holy See found need to intervene […]
Edward Feser’s The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism is a crushing reply to the string of recent books by the so-called New Atheists—Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett , and Christopher Hitchens, […]
The following address is my own creation; it has never been actually been delivered to a live audience. But it could be, and should be. With appropriate changes, it could be used with equal effect […]
The International Astronomical Union and UNESCO have declared 2009 the International Year of Astronomy, and conferences and celebrations are taking place the world over to commemorate the achievements and raise public awareness of the astronomical […]
American Catholics of a certain age can remember The Baltimore Catechism—a concise, systematic presentation of the faith in questions and answers, which was published in carefully grade-specific editions for parochial schoolchildren. In the postconciliar years, […]
Kisumu, Kenya – “The Catholic Church is the apostolic church, the first religion of Christianity. And Catholics, they are very good men—I like them, you see.” I sense there is a “but” coming, as John […]
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