Guest Columnist
Families Need to be the Focus
As the president of a global family ministry heading to Rome for the World Meeting of Families, I want to... Read more
Notre Dame, China, and Standing Up for Human Rights
Notre Dame has had an ambivalent relationship with the People’s Republic of China. Not so long ago, some naïve university... Read more
Putting the Catholic back in Catholic Schools
This week is Celebrate Catholic Schools Week across America. Catholic schools enrolled more than 5 million students in the mid-1960s... Read more
The Common Thread
The priests and brothers of the Franciscan Third Order Regular who founded Franciscan University of Steubenville believed the school would... Read more
Roe v Wade: Unconstitutional and Unjust
The Supreme Court, in the Dobbs v Jackson case, will soon decide whether or not to reverse Roe v Wade,... Read more
California governor's signing AB 338 into law does more harm than good
On September 24, 2021, Governor Newsom (D-CA), signed into law Assembly Bill 338. It easily passed both houses of the... Read more
The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ
At the Transfiguration, Peter, James, and John witnessed a transformative moment that reflects the life of the Christian called to... Read more
Promoting and defending religious liberty
When the pandemic put us all, globally, in the hands of the government, many of us learned not to take... Read more
Amy Coney Barrett as a person of character
For decades advocates of legal abortion have attempted to paint opposition to the practice as rooted in – even solely... Read more
The Mass is 'essential'
If American Catholics feel singled out in this strange year they are not being paranoid, they are simply paying attention. From... Read more
Where is God in this time of corona?
It is a question that we regularly hear and read. Some see in it the direct hand of God, of... Read more
Lessons learned during past pandemics - from a Catholic perspective
Coronavirus is only the latest iteration of an age-old human affliction. Even now, with the benefit of advanced medical science, our reaction... Read more
A loving big brother during coronavirus
My youngest son Patrick turns four this week. He is a delight to watch at this age, particularly when one... Read more
White Ribbons: 'I Will Never Forget You'
On the afternoon of March 6, I walked around the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville, saying goodbye to students... Read more
Repent and Believe: The Call to Metanoia
“This is the time of fulfillment.” Those are the first words Jesus speaks to us in the Gospel of Mark.... Read more
Developments in Washington
One can be forgiven for thinking all of Washington, D.C., has been consumed by impeachment frenzy these past weeks. Look... Read more
Thinking a Wrong Is Right
In 1973, after the United States Supreme Court legalized abortion in America, my dad—a doctor—was interviewed by the local paper... Read more
Book Review: We are the Lord's
Two years ago, I joined a Catholic women’s symposium that discusses the weighty matters affecting our Church and our culture.... Read more
Waiting Well
I am not Scrooge. I want to get that out there before I write anything else. I love Christmas. I... Read more
The honor of Archbishop Gomez's new position
When Archbishop Jose Gomez was elected to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) earlier this month, he tweeted... Read more
