Guest Columnist
Book Review: A Year with the Mystics
Our parish’s fall festival was coming to an end. As I rounded up my little ones, I spotted an acquaintance.... Read more
Made for Heaven
Last weekend, like most weekends this summer, I stood in front of teens at a Steubenville Youth Conference talking about... Read more
'Be still and know that I am God'
How many Catholics will fill the pews on Easter Sunday 2019? Will this year see a noticeable decline in parishioners... Read more
Book Review: The Anti-Mary Exposed
Why are so many women so angry today? Don’t get me wrong, confronting abuse, harassment, and unfair treatment demands... Read more
One in a million: reflections on NY's Reproductive Health Act
Has anyone ever told you in life, “you’re one in a million”? For me, that sentence has a whole new... Read more
Can Asia Bibi remain acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan?
This Tuesday a three-judge panel of Pakistan’s Supreme Court will decide whether to reconsider its acquittal of a Pakistani Christian... Read more
On gene editing
A Chinese scientist, Jiankui He, last month announced the birth of twin babies whose genes he claims to have modified... Read more
Threefold Uniqueness from Day One
In September, we invited world-renowned painter Igor Babailov—the artist behind official paintings of Pope Benedict XVI and several world leaders—to... Read more
Book Review: Mind, Heart, & Soul
The Catholic Church in the United States has received staggering blows of late. The sinful and criminal behavior of a... Read more
Giving thanks for the Church
It’s a great time to be Catholic. I mean that sincerely… in the sense of Dickens’ opening lines in A... Read more
A mother's reflections on the youth synod
As a Catholic mother of five young people, I have been watching the Youth Synod with great interest and praying... Read more
Book Review: When Women Pray
Catholic women in the United States – indeed, all Catholics – now face a test of our faith. The scandals... Read more
Why I signed the women's letter to the pope
Despite feeling humiliated and betrayed as a faithful Catholic, I am thankful for our summer of shame. I am grateful... Read more
With McCarrick, timing is everything
Back in October, when Harvey Weinstein’s exploits [crimes] became public, those of us who have been supportive of the Catholic... Read more
Three things Pope Francis can do on clerical sexual abuse
If there is one thing news from around the world has proven over the course of the first half of... Read more
Looking Forward to Religious Freedom Week
The plight of persecuted Christians in the Middle East is shocking to American sensibilities. Because we are only occasionally reminded... Read more
Movie review: “Pope Francis – A Man of his Word”
Renewed interest in Catholicism from the most surprising places in America, New York City and Hollywood, signals that a seemingly... Read more
All are called to holiness, even lawyers
Pope Francis last week issued a short letter about holiness. On the Call to Holiness in Today's World offers important... Read more
Williamson debate should remind us: 'thou shalt not kill'
The recent outrage against Kevin Williamson’s conclusion that abortion should be treated as homicide, even if murder leads to execution,... Read more
Looking back at the last five years with Pope Francis
This week marks the 5th anniversary of the pontificate of Pope Francis. He has surprised the Church – and the... Read more
