Donald Trump and pack journalism
The potential presidential candidacy of Donald Trump, a media critic when it suits his purposes, is a creature of the media. Trump has a knack for saying outrageous things, and journalists have heaped lavish free […]
Year: 2016
Analysis
What does 2016 hold for US women religious?
On the surface, news in 2015 about United States women religious appeared to be far more positive than in previous years: • The Vatican’s unprecedented apostolic visitation of women’s religious orders had concluded amicably in […]
Essay
Changing the Culture of Marriage and the Synod on the Family
Editor’s note: Catholic World Report recently held an essay contest for students at Ave Maria University in Florida, in which students were asked to reflect upon the main themes of last October’s Synod on the […]
Catholics and November 8th
To redeploy a phrase from President Ford, our “long national nightmare” – in this case, the semi-permanent presidential campaign – will be over in eleven months, or at least suspended for a year or so. […]
Books
A new Catholic literary revival?
During Lent 1998, a teenage girl, having just left an English convent school, knelt at the grotto of St. Jerome in the Holy Land. She prayed fervently, asking that through his intercession she would one […]
Opinion
The Gift of Ignorance and Sophistry
Another “Holiday Season” is behind us. And every such season, the purge of religion in our public schools just gets worse. In fact, the season now serves to remind us of one thing for certain: […]
Saint of Light, Saint of Darkness
Like so many others around the world, I was overjoyed to hear of the recent decision of the Vatican to canonize Mother Teresa, a woman generally recognized, during her lifetime, to be a “living saint.” […]
Essay
Mary, Mother of Us All in the New Year
The Church recently celebrated the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God — a wonderful way to begin the New Year. Some might be inclined to fault the Church for placing this solemnity on New Year’s […]
Film & Music
My Top Ten Movies of 2015
When this year began, I was skeptical. In addition to way too many sequels, the first film I reviewed was Fifty Shades of Grey. Ugh. To my utter joy, this slow start turned into a […]
Interview
The Kiss of Jesus and the Beauty of the Cross
Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle is known to many Catholics as the host of EWTN’s “Everyday Blessings for Catholic Moms” and “Catholic Mom’s Café” and the author of several award-winning and best-selling books. Her new book, The […]