5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (332+ words) If you don't know former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, he's the first to tell you these days that he wasn't ready for the fight of Washington, in some respects. He wasn't a politician — honestly, the man is a nerd in…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (349+ words) Of course, as with the three Sisters of Life who just took final vows in their community, their love for the sleepless mother and struggling addict brings them closer to God and serves as an example to the rest of…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (640+ words) Many years ago, I went to England to videotape some things for Christian television. In London, because of the town's history, they have blue circles (about a foot in diameter) in front of various buildings to commemorate famous residents. Well,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1005+ words) PITTSBURGH – On April 19, 1926, an above-the-fold story in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times detailed the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese's Bishop Hugh Boyle officiating at the dedication of a new church and school in the city's upper-north-side neighborhood off Perrysville Avenue. "The services, which…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (447+ words) What if Good Friday is not a tragedy, but the moment a covenant is sealed? Good Friday is not, in its deepest meaning, about death. That is the scandal—and the mistake. We approach the Cross as if it marks…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (366+ words) "A glowing light in the darkness of the modern world," is how Collopy thought of Mother Teresa. He was in high school when he first became aware of this simple yet powerful woman via Malcom Muggeridge's film "Something Beautiful for…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (868+ words) There are moments in history that feel almost too poetic to be real. Palm Sunday is one of them. Jesus rides into Jerusalem, not in secrecy, not under cover of darkness—but in full view of a swelling, electric crowd....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (344+ words) Does the Book of Ecclesiastes have a message for us today in a world that seems to have gone totally mad? Does this ancient writing have a message for those in the midst of so much suffering and pain? More…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (199+ words) A number of American bishops spoke out against the appointment, including Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, who leads the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, which includes Notre Dame. And while the university consistently expressed its support for Ostermann, she eventually withdrew from…...