CNA Columns
20- Cabernet + Myrrh + Baptism- 20
We talk with a Trappist monk who helps young monks create incense; we learn about conditional baptisms from a priest... Read more
A Third-Person Limited War: Sam Mendes’ '1917'
I would like to get through this life without ever having to injure or kill another human being. I suppose... Read more
CNA Editor's Desk: Happy [Secular] New Year!
Editors JD Flynn and Ed Condon talk about Christmas in London, the drone strike in Iran, Pope Francis slapping away the... Read more
And After 8 Days. . .
What was the significance of Jesus' circumcision, and of circumcision in general? We talk to priests, theologians and an art... Read more
CNA Editor's Desk: The biggest news stories of 2019
Editors JD Flynn and Ed Condon are your hosts for the last episode of Editor’s Desk this year. On this... 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
Europe needs a "climate change on religious freedom," says EU Special Envoy
According to the latest report of the Observatory on Intolerance and discrimination Against Christians in Europe, there have been in... Read more
CNA Newsroom: The Unlikeliest of Friendships
Two unlikely friendships...and one friendship so unlikely, it probably wasn't a friendship at all. Read more
Our Lady of Guadalupe; Assisted suicide; Banning pornography; Gifts for aliens
This week on the podcast, Editors JD Flynn and Ed Condon discuss and debate the week’s news. Topics this week... Read more
Pope Francis, does the appointment of Tagle at Propaganda Fide begin the race for the next conclave?
Pope Francis on Sunday appointed the 62-year-old Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization... 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
Kringle v. Krampus
JD Flynn interviews his dad about dressing up as Santa; we look into the life of St. Nicholas; CNA Deutsch... Read more
Fulton Sheen beatification delay; Buffalo bishop’s resignation; Catholics in China; Movie Saints
Editors JD Flynn and Ed Condon are your hosts on JD’s second-favorite podcast of all time. (His favorite is CNA... 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
Here Comes Emmanuel
A Trappist monk named Emmanuel shares his vocation story and gives us a look at how his community celebrates Advent;... Read more
CNA Editor's Desk: A Very Special Thanksgiving Canon Law Podcast
In this Thanksgiving canon law extravaganza, Editors JD Flynn and Ed Condon take suggestions from the podcast’s fan base for... Read more
CNA Newsroom: A Very Catholic Thanksgiving
EWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa about his annual Thanksgiving hunting trip. Later in this episode, the founder of Whiffletree Farm in... Read more
The Vatican’s suspicious investments; Chinese bishop in hiding; ‘Breviary Chat;’ 'Greater or Lesser'
As they do every week, CNA Editors JD Flynn, Ed Condon, and Carl Bunderson talk about the week’s news and... Read more
CNA Newsroom: Prepare to Die
What does it mean to have a good death? Read more
CNA Editor's Desk: JD and Ed are back from Baltimore; the 'abortion debate'; "Yes or No"
Editors JD Flynn and Ed Condon recap the US bishops' meeting in Baltimore, including the election Archbishop Jose Gomez; evangelization;... Read more
