I recently returned from visiting Croatia, where a controversial referendum was held on December 1 amending the constitution to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman. The results surprised many foreign […]
Last week Pope Francis addressed members of the International Theological Commission at the conclusion of the group’s plenary assembly, the theme of which was “The Relationship Between Monotheism and Violence.” “Theologians…are ‘pioneers’ in the Church’s […]
In November 2013, the superior general of the Society of Saint Pius X granted an interview in French, which was recorded on video and posted at www.dici.org together with a complete transcript and an English […]
Subsidiarity is a basic principle of Catholic social teaching. Like other such principles, it is praised more than practiced, because it is at cross purposes with the outlook that now governs our public life. It […]
Last week I enjoyed a wonderful five days in Rome. While I’d previously spent a fair amount of time in the city, this was my first return following my conversion to Catholicism in 2010. I […]
Readings: • Isa 11:1-10 • Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 • Rom 15:4-9 • Mt 3:1-12 [Note: The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patronal Feastday of the United States of […]
Reaching out to the marginalized was and is one of the great charisms of the Bridgettine Order, as evidenced by an event at Rome’s Casa di Santa Brigida on November 14, 2013, when the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal […]
The Duke of Wellington is reported to have said that the Battle of Waterloo was won long before on the playing fields of Eton. Alyssa Bormes doesn’t quite say that the Battle of Armageddon will […]
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