Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Paul Shrimpton, who teaches mathematics at Magdalen College School, Oxford, to talk to him about his wonderful new book The “Making of Men”: The Idea and […]
It’s remarkable what God can do in a young person’s life over the course of a single weekend. Some whose hearts and spirits have been broken by their sins or the sins of others experience […]
“Our children need sure guidance in the process of growing in responsibility for themselves and others. Christian communities are called to support the educational mission of families. They do this above all by living in […]
Father Robert Spitzer, SJ is president of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith and the Spitzer Center as well as co-founder of the Napa Institute. Why do you think forming Catholic leaders is a […]
By now, the hubbub over Bruce Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover has reached most ears. And eyes. After extensive surgery and hormone treatment, with the aid of heavy makeup and Photoshop, Jenner posed in a corset as “Caitlyn” […]
“Gridlock” along the Potomac—the difficulties the Congress has in getting things done, the difficulties the Congress and the White House have in cooperating to get things done, or both—is regularly deplored by pols, pundits, and […]
About four years ago, I had to take the long flight to New Zealand to give a retreat to the priests of the Diocese of Christchurch. In order to pass the time, I brought along […]
In Benedict XVI’s encyclical Deus Caritas Est, we read the following, referring to 1 Corinthians 13:3 on the centrality of charity: “This hymn must be the Magna Carta of all ecclesial service….” Benedict could use […]
Before we begin to discuss any decisions or action, we all need to make an effort to understand what is going on. The war in Ukraine must be adequately understood, both as regards the reasons […]
Stephen K. Ray was raised in a devout Baptist family and was very involved in the Baptist denomination as a teacher of Biblical studies. Steve and his wife Janet entered the Catholic Church in 1994. […]
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