CNA Columns
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
Smoke of Satan Again?
The speaker was a highly sophisticated layman, possessor of a doctorate and professor of theology at a major Catholic university.... 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
We Need Truth
Statements by Pope Francis and American bishops reacting to the Church’s sex abuse scandal suggest they are serious about getting... Read more
Skyfallout –“Mission: Impossible -Fallout”
It is amazing how film trends start. In preparation for the new film “Mission: Impossible -Fallout,” I binged all of... 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
Tim's mission: A CNA “Mission: Impossible” franchise catch-up
I might be the only person who gets really excited to organize big groups for going to the movies. My... Read more
The ‘reception’ of Humanae Vitae
In the half-century since Pope Paul VI published his encyclical Humanae Vitae reaffirming that contraception is always wrong, opponents of... Read more
Attire for Church and for the honor and glory of God
Researchers claim that an average person needs less than 30 seconds to appraise someone at a first encounter. Even before... Read more
Making peace with “sister”
You know you’ve crossed some mystical threshold in aging or illness the moment that water aerobics begins to look, well... Read more
Small Expectations: “Ant-Man and the Wasp”
Jodorowsky’s “Dune.” In 2013, a documentary chronicled Alejandro Jodorowsky’s absolutely insane attempt to adapt Frank Herbert’s “Dune.” I have no... Read more
The Trump-Kim summit and human rights
On the eve of the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, Pope Francis led a crowd of 20,000 in St. Peter’s Square... Read more
Mercy works
When we met, Tammy had yet to reach her twenty-fifth birthday. It was her second stint in prison, this time... 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
The Kennedy succession
For Americans on both sides of social issues like abortion and same-sex marriage, the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy from... Read more
Fall from Grace: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'
I have a major confession: I’m obsessed with the original “Jurassic Park.” The way people quote “Star Wars” is the... Read more
A Man’s Ministry: Fred Rogers’ Journey in “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
My wife has recently re-evaluated me as a liberal hippie. I suppose this happens in relationships. New political issues arise,... Read more
If a good man is hard to find
If a good man is hard to find, maybe you’re not looking in the right places. Case in point: A... Read more
The loss of freedom in a culture of radical individualism
Basic to the American dream is the search for freedom. In the 17th century, Europeans facing persecution for their beliefs... Read more
Lay ministry and ordained ministry complement each other
Recently, a young man considering the priesthood told me that he thought the rise of lay ministry in the Church... Read more
