Courage in a Time of Uncertainty Aristotle famously wrote that, “Hope is a waking dream.” Hope, to indeed be hope, must awake; it must be a dream that is made real. China’s dreams for religious […]
Last month I suggested that if society rejects transcendent standards and natural law, then political and moral order become what those in power make of them. Fascism and communism show one way that can work […]
“How were we able to drink up the sea? Who gave us the sponge to wipe away the entire horizon? What did we do when we unchained the earth from its sun?” — Friedrich Nietzsche […]
“Clark on China”: An Introduction In this Catholic World Report column, I will be providing monthly reports on the situation of the Church in China. Today, China has the world’s fastest growing economy, the fastest […]
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32. “At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the […]
“We do not need a generic, indefinite god but rather the living, true God who unfolds the horizon of men’s future into a prospect of firm, well-founded hope, a home rich in eternity that enables […]
“Young people have a right to hear clearly the Church’s teaching and, more importantly, to be inspired by the coherence and beauty of the Christian message, so that they in turn can instill in their […]
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