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.
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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.
A Marian or a Feminist Church?
The New Testament begins with a story about a humble young woman who willingly submits to the will of God when He calls her to a momentous vocation.
Priest Says 'Trans' People He Has Ministered to Have Deep Wounds
Father Bronchalo explained the wounds he has encountered when as a priest he has had to care for people who don’t identify with their biological nature.
'Gendered' nonsense is dangerous nonsense
Dean Acheson, U.S. secretary of state from 1949 until 1953, is buried in Washington's Oak Hill Cemetery.
Throwing people away has become commonplace
Love consists of wanting and pursuing only good for another person. Misguided compassion that leads to an early death is not authentic love.
How to Lose a War
If you're a general and you wish to break the enemy's line of defense, you find his most vulnerable point and attack him precisely at that point with an exceptional concentration of forces.
Stemming the Tide of Divorces and Annulments
The default and public position of many in diocesan family life offices is to assume that if one is divorced, he or she is in need of "healing" or "moving on" by way of an annulment. This is wrong.
Nothing on Earth, Not Even Mortal Sin, Can Dissolve an Indissoluble Marriage
"Unity, indissolubility, and openness to fertility are essential to marriage." (CCC 1664)
Young Wafflers and the "Culture of Commitment"
The Irish priest limped to the sacristy. After suffering a stroke, he was working his way back to functionality, recovering the use of the stubbornly unresponsive limbs on one side of his body.