Although only a few days remain until the Eastern Pentecost, when the Pan-Orthodox council has been scheduled, uncertainty remains whether the gathering in Crete will take place. It is the same uncertainty which I described […]
The Maronite Monks of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, a new monastic order of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, have purchased 65 acres of land in Castle Rock in the Southwestern […]
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in Crisis magazine. The 2016 presidential race, like all presidential races, has raised questions and controversies regarding the religious faiths of the candidates. Donald Trump’s beliefs […]
Meghann Foye made waves recently, following a New York Post interview promoting her new book about the need for “me-ternity leave” for women who are not mothers. Reflecting on her career, Ms. Foye bemoans the […]
The dire straits confronting religion in Ireland was recently noted (and possibly privately celebrated) by the editorial writer of The Irish Times. Membership in the Presbyterian Church had dropped 40 percent since the 1970’s. Average […]
Vatican City, Jun 5, 2016 / 04:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- St. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary and St. Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad are key examples of how to unite oneself to Jesus’ Passion and death, as […]
I am an outspoken critic of gestational surrogacy, in which the gestational mother carries a child to term for another person or couple. I have noticed that many people do not understand the stakes in […]
Recall that nearly a month ago, after Pope Francis made some remarks suggesting the possibility of a potential commission to consider looking into the matter of deaconesses, I wrote the following: Does Pope Francis have […]
On Sunday, June 5, Blessed Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad—a Swedish-born Lutheran who converted to Catholicism—will be canonized. At the beginning of the last century she founded, or rather re-founded, a congregation of nuns, the Order of […]
Kate Beckinsale’s masterful performance as the charming but amoral Lady Susan Vernon in Whit Stillman’s hilarious Jane Austen adaptation Love & Friendship is a rare cinematic experience. Its memory stays with you long after viewing […]
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