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An Old Fashioned Lent
When I was asked to produce a few hundred words about Lent, my thoughts turned to the daunting task of coming up...
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A modest defense of the “liberal world order”
Some preliminaries: I quite agree that the United Nations is a sad, and sometimes malicious, joke. I understand that some people have...
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How Does the Catholic Church Resolve New Bioethical Questions?
A number of years ago, I participated in a debate at Harvard on embryonic stem cell research which also included a Jewish...
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3.9KThe Power of One: 220 diocesan pilgrims attended the 43rd Annual March for Life in Washington D.C.
This article was posted on: February 14, 2017
The March for Life 2017 called an estimated 100,000 pro-life pilgrims to Washington D.C. to take a stand for the lives of...
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Synod-talk, again
On January 13 the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops published a “preparatory document” for the 2018 Synod on Young People,...
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A Lent to remember
The best Lent of my life involved getting up every day at 5:30 a.m., hiking for miles through ankle-twisting, cobblestoned city streets,...
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A papal tutor of heroic virtue
On January 20, Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to publish decrees acknowledging the “heroic virtues” of six...
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St. James and St. Mary of Mt. Carmel to host upcoming parish mission renewal event March 26-30
Milwaukee, WI (January 31, 2017) ….Capuchin Franciscan preacher and author, Father Richard Hart, will be conducting a parish mission renewal at St....
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19.6KBrains and Brawn – Testing Reason and Strength
This article was posted on: January 30, 2017
The 24th Annual tournament kicks off Catholic Schools Week The 24th annual Brains and Brawn Tournament was an opportunity for Catholic School...
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You and the Prophets during Lent
There is a sense of joy that flows through our veins when we listen to the Prophets. While it’s true that prophetic...