What St. Paul Really Meant by Female 'Subordination'HOWARD KAINZ
The Second Reading for Sunday, August 26, is from St. Paul (Ephesians 5:21-32), in which Paul offers the instruction in 5:22, "Wives should be subordinate to their husbands, as to the Lord."
Lent, Gianlorenzo Bernini, and the liberating lightness of truthGEORGE WEIGEL
If you've not been in the Vatican basilica on February 22, the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, by all means put that on your bucket list.
The Problem Of SpankingRICHARD W. CROSS
Richard Cross traces the history and cultural background of corporal punishment.
A Pope in love with truth and freedomJORDI PICAZO
Among those who knew the late Polish pope well is Spanish doctor and journalist Joaquin Navarro-Valls, head of the Vatican Press Office for 22 years under John Paul II. In this interview with Jordi Picazo he talks about the man, the pope and the philosopher he got to know during those years.
The Key That Fits the Lock, Part TwelveANTHONY ESOLEN
"I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." (Gen. 22:17-18)
Gobsmacked by Logic: Will Pro-lifers Succumb to Silencing Tactics?SHEILA LIAUGMINAS
The question is simple and blunt: "If abortion is criminalized, what should the penalty be for a woman who has one?"
Will Rascals Defend Our Civilization and What Books will they Read?WILLIAM FAHEY
He faces execution each day. Seven days a week, his jury of peers votes unanimously for capital punishment.
Advent DynamismFR. ROGER LANDRY
Happy New Year! This week the Church, indeed, inaugurates a new year dedicated to our reliving in time the central mysteries of the life of Christ. Christ is the the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end (Rv 22:13), and the Church has us begin each year focusing both on the end and on the beginning so that we might better live the present.
St. Thomas MoreMARK SHEA
June 22 is the Feast of one of our greatest saints: Thomas More. St. Thomas More (1478-1535) was one of the most gifted men of his day. He entered Oxford at about age 15, was a brilliant scholar, writer, and lawyer (thereby showing that lawyers can get to heaven) was fluent in Greek, Latin and French, was schooled in mathematics and was an accomplished musician.
Feminists for Life Reveal Prominent Pro-Life WomenJOSHUA MERCER
Celebrities exert a considerable amount of influence in American life today. Their support or opposition can make a big difference to any social crusade. Now a small, but growing, number of celebrities have begun to step forward to proclaim their opposition to both abortion and the death penalty.
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