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.
Preserved sacred and inviolate
Most of our Founding Fathers were not deeply informed about Catholicism, but they appreciated moral integrity when they saw it.
The Urgency of Religious Freedom
As I was getting ready for tonight, I remembered a line from the Israeli peace negotiator who said that pessimists are simply optimists with experience.
Censuring those who do not believe in unbelief
If "religio" is translated as being bound to a particular outlook on life, then everyone is religious.
Foreword: Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism
It's not as easy as you think to choose to change your mind, literally to unbelieve something that you currently believe.
Freedom of Speech at the Oxford Union
After Ann Widdecombe's impassioned address, the Oxford Union voted by a huge margin (224 to 49) to affirm the principle of free speech.
Father James Martin and Catholic belief
Father James Martin, S.J., spoke at St. Joseph’s University earlier this week (Tuesday, September 17) on themes related to his book Building A Bridge.