“Then Herod, seeing that he had been tricked by the Magi, was exceedingly angry; and he sent and slew all the boys in Bethlehem and all its neighborhood who were two years old or under…” […]
“If you could travel back in time to witness Jesus’ birth or any event in His life, would you do it?” Two enterprising Catholics posed this question to me during Advent. “Yes” was my unequivocal […]
Laudetur Jesus Christus. Sia lodato Gesù Cristo. Loué soit Jésus-Christ. Garbe Jezui Kristui. Niech będzie pochwalony Jezus Chrystus. Alabado sea Jesucristo. Slava Isusu Kristu. Praised be Jesus Christ. “Vere dignum et justum est.” Yes, how right […]
A surprising number of Christmas carols were written under extremely trying circumstances in the world or in the lives of their creators. One such carol is “Do You Hear What I Hear,” the lyrics of […]
Nick Kristof wants Jesus dead. The New York Times columnist has released another Christmas interview, this time with Princeton professor Elaine Pagels. The headlines, along with the online reaction, focused on Pagels’ denial of the virgin birth. As the […]
If you haven’t read “Christmas Trees” by Robert Frost, it’s time. Here you are. It won’t take long, and then you’ll have it. But not “have” in the manner that the poem cautions against—that having that […]
The question of women’s admission to the diaconate profoundly engages ecclesiology, sacramental theology, and the Church’s fidelity to divine revelation. This issue, which has garnered increased theological attention, especially in light of the Synod on […]
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to walk from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where—” said Alice. […]
Do just one-third of American Catholics believe that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist, as was reported in this 2019 study? Or do two-thirds believe Church teaching on the Eucharist, if you question them […]
Note: The following remarks were delivered at the 2024 Napa Institute. In late March of 2018, early one morning, my wife told me that she was pregnant with our fifth child. He would be our […]
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