Blaming the Wartime Pope
During the second world war, Pope Pius XII was lauded for his singular efforts to halt the carnage, writes Newsweek's Kenneth Woodward.
Out of the Closet and into Chastity
My pilgrimage from being a homosexual-rights activist to living life as a chaste Catholic began in earnest when I read the writings of a modern-day Protestant martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
The Divorce Fantasy World
When I published Primal Loss: The Now-Adult Children of Divorce Speak several years ago, I asked Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of The Ruth Institute to write the Foreword.
Liberty, Modulo
Because Catholicism is incarnational, it strives to become inculturated in whatever culture it is found, like yeast and like salt.
The Genius of Woman
It is said that every era inevitably finds itself face to face with a particular question, a burning issue that belongs to it—and to it alone.
Saints Have Died to Defend Christ's Teaching on Marriage—Why Don't We?
St. John the Baptist, St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher gave their lives to uphold the indissolubility of marriage, but few Catholics dare to speak so boldly today.
Islam and Christian Realism
Most Westerners were shocked by the savagery of Hamas's recent attacks on Israel and the systematic murder of Israeli citizens by Hamas terrorists.
Creating havens of peace in times of war
One of the vital functions of families is to maintain havens of peace and security in an unstable world.
A Husband's Self-Examination and Jane Austen's Mr. Bennet
Seeing our own weakness exemplified in someone else, including and perhaps especially in artistic representation, can be a great opportunity for us—if we recognize ourselves, and also see the weakness for what it is.
