CNA Columns
A resurrected vision for our suffering sick world
Although it is Easter season, for much of the world it still feels like Good Friday. Countless people throughout... Read more
Toxic Culture
In today’s America, as in other countries like it, people of faith are facing a question of critical importance: How... Read more
Holy Saturday Homily
Among the many great treasures of being a Christian is the treasury of inspired reflections we have given to us... Read more
From Amenemope to St. Augustine - reflections for Holy Week
“As Christ laid down his life for us, so we too ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.”... Read more
Pope Paul’s encyclical, King’s speech, more relevant than ever
Fifty years ago, Blessed Pope Paul VI gave to the world a truly prophetic encyclical letter Populorum Progressio (“The Development... Read more
The Other Side of Mercy: The Resolve to Sin No More
In 1975, Raymond Moody published the bestseller Life After Life. In it, he coined the term “near-death experience” to label... Read more
The Pain beneath the Cross
As Catholics, we are not thin-skinned when we encounter and personally experience pain. We are taught about the redemptive qualities... Read more
Modern Reproductive Technology: Medicine or Eugenics
On Sept. 27, 2016, New Scientist, a weekly international magazine, reported that a team of American scientists had produced the... Read more
Sacred Music
Because we are Catholic, sacred liturgical worship should be at the center of our lives. Jesus Christ is present among... Read more
Dialogue between Science and Religion
As it happens, it was Ash Wednesday when I casually flicked on an all-news radio station just in time to... Read more
Walking in the Footsteps of Migrants
Recently I was given a unique opportunity to taste some of the bitter hardships endured by fellow human beings fleeing... Read more
Is the Church Judge, Therapist, or Mother?
In his book titled Images of the Church in the New Testament, the Lutheran theologian Paul Minear found that in... Read more
New Ideologies: A Tower of Babel
Two years ago, Rachel Dolezal enjoyed a good reputation as a civil rights activist and a well-respected professor at Eastern... Read more
What the Martin family teaches us about tremendous suffering
Abuse, terminal illness, the death of a child, emotional torment: each an astounding difficulty in its own right. But did... Read more
Truthful News: A Cornerstone of a Free Society
In 1605, Johann Carolus printed the first weekly newspaper in Antwerp. However, his was not the first effort to keep... Read more
Catholic Cultural Assimilation
It’s a commonplace to say that America, along with other Western countries, is currently experiencing a cultural—which is to say:... Read more
On Our Duty to Welcome the Stranger
For immigrants and refugees now in the United States, or who hope to come here in the near future, recent... Read more
Let’s Be Honest: It’s a Lack of Faith
A “Shoe” cartoon I saw the other day said this: “A recent study has shown that six of the seven... Read more
Suffering South Sudan
People are beginning to starve to death in South Sudan. The United Nations has formally declared that a state of... Read more
Let Lent bring a spiritual Spring
Up here in the northern half of the planet, where Lent coincides with the end of winter and the onset... Read more
