When William F. Buckley, Jr., was asked why he slouched so much, he said it was because he was bent under the weight of all the wisdom he carried.

What did Jesus mean by his mysterious words at the Last Supper: "Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is my body…Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of my blood…"? 

I was once in Istanbul speaking at a conference on "The Coming Dialogue of Civilizations."

The great edifices of classical cultures are also morally edifying by their anonymity.

It's always a rollicking good time when Mark Steyn is back in our pages, as he was yesterday, interviewed by our colleague Joe Brean on free speech after the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

Rest is not idleness.

We may wonder how the Lord cannot "know" someone. Is he not omniscient?

A prophecy is a declaration of truths from God: "Thus says the Lord . . ."

... The Christian faith is the most exciting drama that ever staggered the imagination of man — and the dogma is the drama.

The most important Catholic event of 2014 was the dramatic moment when Africa's bishops emerged as effective, powerful proponents of dynamic orthodoxy in the world Church.