Any reverent reading of Genesis sheds abundant light on the key role played by women in the economy of redemption. She was created last...

Which one of us would fail to respond enthusiastically to the courage of heroes, who in moments of grave danger, risk their lives to...

In the wake of Vatican II, the Church found herself in a state of turmoil. Everything was challenged; everything was put up for grabs....

When, after fifteen years of voluntary exile, Dietrich von Hildebrand managed to come back to his beloved Munich in 1948, there was much...

The world woke up to the news that on February 28th, 2013 at 8 p.m. the Throne of Peter will be vacant. The response was shock and...

Ambiguity is the cause of many philosophical errors. One clear example is Aristotle’s claim that all things desire the good. Apart from...

The changes in the liturgy since Vatican II are so striking that many of my lapsed-Catholic friends who recently have started to attend...

When one reaches a certain age, one becomes increasingly dependent on the help and kindness of others—whether family, friends, or...

Recently I was told that a particular cardinal enjoys great popularity; “He gets along with everybody.” This was meant as a compliment...

One of the many ethical gems that Plato has left us is to be found in his last work: The Laws—a work alas often neglected by scholars...

The moral gravity of abortion is not perceived by many "Catholics" and is so serious an issue that it tragically divides the sons and...

One of the episodes in the Gospel that has always moved me particularly is the story of the blind man of Jericho: upon hearing that Christ..