Quo vadis? Where are you going? That's the most important question for a traveler. And we the living are all travelers.

Subsidiarity: A term (the Latin subsidium for aid, help) from Roman Catholic social philosophy which expresses the view that, whenever practicable, decisions ought to be made by those most affected by the decisions.

At any time between 1750 and 1930, if you had asked an educated person to describe the goal of poetry, art, or music, beauty would have been the answer.

Have you ever heard the one about the Christian who started to study calculus and ended up losing his faith?

An extraordinary public exchange of letters between over the past six months has illuminated in a very personal way the profound issues posed by death and all that leads to it.

With Memorial Day and July 4th fast approaching I found myself thinking over the weekend about the recent past.

For several years now, Catholicism has been under severe attack by a wide assortment of groups and for a wide variety of reasons.

I have often wondered why a person who does not believe in God can be apostolic about his non-belief. It may be that misery loves company.

The most common objection to Gods existence is the presence of human suffering. How can there be a God when there is so much suffering in the world? This searing question is reiterated endlessly. Yet, it is an objection that has no legs at all on which to stand.

The Little Way through Lent is charged with the desire to make small sacrifices that are burning with the heart of Christ's love in the world.