An entertaining book might be enjoyed on the first reading, but discarded after the second. A good book, on the other hand, gets better after
“If you are unhappy, I question whether you are truly Christian.” So concludes my columnist-colleague and brother Dominican, TJ Burdick, at the close of his
“Universities have failed in modern society because of their rebellion against the sacred tradition. They have become monumental pyramids, hospices for the remains of what
Some years ago, I joined a group of friends in their college dorm lounge to enjoy a movie. While we watched the movie, I overheard
“The modern world is filled with men who hold dogmas so strongly that they do not even know that they are dogmas. It may be
To state a tautology, we all deserve justice. Moreover, most people will, I think claim to desire justice if asked. And, since God is not
The various recent interviews and op-eds by Pope Francis—and the subsequent misinterpretations thereof—have given me reason to ponder a pair of related questions. Would
“Chesterton described the sentimentalist as having ‘no honor about ideas; he will not see that one must pay for an idea as for anything else.
“There are things which rightfully we ought to fear, if we are to enjoy and dignity as men. When, in an age of smugness and
Saint G.K. Chesterton has a nice ring to it, so it was with some special joy that I read the report that the “sympathetic” bishop
“The family is the original cell of social life. It is the natural society in which husband and wife are called to give themselves in
In my last column, I discussed the distinctions between abstinence, chastity, and purity, noting that the first of these is a means to an end,
Abstinence may be a mere means to an end, but it’s often given a bit of a bad rap. Indeed, in the recent spate of
With mercury we measure pain as we measure the heat of bodies and air; but this is not how to discover our limits– you think
“Pat, pat. Rub rub.” Just as a new family comes into being on the wedding day with the marriage of a husband and wife, so
At this point, the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar is “old” news, in that most people have been at least somewhat aware of of it.
I’ve heard it opined by the occasional atheist that he not only believes that God does not exist, but actually desires to be right in
Election-season whoppers are nothing new to politics, Presidential or otherwise. The number of exaggerations, empty-promises, false claims, and flat-out lies which make their way into
“Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord. For the Husband is the
Recently, I noticed that our editor had put out a call to some of our female columnists to address a newly released study by the
In my previous post, I took stock of the possibility that President Obama is an enemy of the Church. Supposing that he is, what would
