CNA Columns
Budgets are moral documents
The highly relevant quote, “Budgets are moral documents,” has been arguably attributed to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. But if... Read more
Book Review - "That Nothing May be Lost"
Father Paul Scalia has compiled a series of his essays in a book, That Nothing May be Lost, that help... Read more
America's multifaceted crisis of addiction
It would be too simple to say that temperance is the sole solution to America’s multifaceted crisis of addiction, but... Read more
Pro-life Feminism: Grandma’s Revolution
Every generation, feminists gather to recapitulate the state of women’s progress. At a Human Life Review sponsored event in New... Read more
My personal story as a Catholic conscientious objector
As I was trying to discern what God wanted me to write about, I walked into my 16-year-old son’s bedroom... Read more
The Pledge of Allegiance: America’s Need of a Reawakening
In the early 1890s, patriotism in America was very low. The fires of the Civil War had been extinguished and... Read more
Trump and the Media
Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do. That’s been the story of Donald Trump’s relationship with... Read more
Persecution yesterday and today: the moment to be bold
According to a report issued by the Center for Studies on New Religions, there were 90,000 Christians killed for their... Read more
A message from heaven: God is the only way to peace
Jesus said to his first disciples, and to all future disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give... Read more
Book review - "Strangers in a Strange Land"
Woven into the fabric of American society, present in every milieu, and taking some part in all the complicated ways... Read more
Religious Liberty: Hallmark of a Truly Tolerant Society
In June 2013, the European Union adopted “Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief.” At... Read more
Republicans’ repeal and replace bill violates religious liberty
Despite all the back-slapping going on in Washington, the Republicans’ alleged repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act with... Read more
Being legalistic and being law-abiding, and the big difference
In case you didn’t notice, Pope Francis thinks legalism is a bad thing – and that’s good news. For legalism,... Read more
Book Review - "Littlest Suffering Souls"
Rather than taking on complex political or moral issues of the day as he is so skillfully able to do,... Read more
Our common home really needs your help!
“A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system,” warns Pope... Read more
A new round in the liturgy translation war?
The immortal Yogi Berra said it best: “It’s déjà vu all over again.” That was my first reaction to the... Read more
The ‘polite persecution’ not so polite
In 2007, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice established the International Women of Courage Award. It is presented to women... Read more
Iraq’s Christian refugees face double discrimination
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Christians, who once made up one of the largest Christian communities in the Middle East,... Read more
Scouting in the Balance
I was dismayed to learn this past January that the Boy Scouts of America decided to end their practice of... Read more
