CNA Columns
Multicultural Ministry Needs a New Perspective
One of the most pressing challenges facing the Catholic Church in the U.S. today is the necessity of more adequate... Read more
Praying Ad Orientem
The Kabba of Mecca is Islam’s most holy shrine. It is said to have been built by Abraham and his... Read more
Pope Francis’ call to action!
You may not have heard about it, but it was a big deal – big enough to inspire Pope Francis... Read more
What Does it Mean that Jesus “Descended Into Hell”?
When the third edition of the Roman Missal was put into use in the U.S. in Advent 2011, Catholics were... Read more
Christian Genocide Survivors Deserve Support and Priority
When I visited Erbil, Iraq, in December with a congressional delegation determined to find out why Christians had often been... Read more
The Struggle to Shape the Supreme Court
Just as people who like sausage shouldn’t visit a sausage factory, so people who stand in awe of the United... Read more
Deaconesses: Are We Asking The Right Questions?
When it was announced that the Vatican would open a commission into the question of women deacons, my initial response... Read more
A War of the Powerful Against the Weak
In many places throughout the world there is a widening gulf, chasm, gap between races, tribes, classes, cultures, economic factions,... Read more
The Age of Noise
More than 70 years ago, the English satirist Aldous Huxley wrote that modernity is the “age of noise.” He was... Read more
The Little Known Story of a Dominican Who Helped Found the UN
Representatives from the Holy See and other Catholic orders gathered in Geneva last month to acknowledge and observe the Dominican... Read more
Conservatives and Trump
Many religious conservatives are looking to the Trump years with high expectations. R.R. Reno, editor of First Things, says Trump’s... Read more
Persons First: Refugees, Immigrants And Executive Orders
At the heart of Catholic social teaching lie two principles: concern for the common good and respect for the individual... Read more
On the Executive Orders
Last week was hard. It is sad to see it come to this — that the president of the United... Read more
The Inauguration of 2017: A Challenge to Every American
Pomp, pageantry and politics go into the mix of the inauguration of any new president of the United States. When... Read more
A Civilized Nation does not Kill Babies
What a sight! Over 25 times from the top of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., I have seen... Read more
Women's rights are human rights
Last weekend, hundreds of thousands of women gathered for marches and demonstrations across the country, organized to proclaim that “women’s... Read more
Faith and Family: An Irreplaceable Bond
Although there are differences that divide one church from another in the United States, every church is facing the same... Read more
Child Poverty and Family
In setting out to confront a problem, it’s necessary to understand its causes in order to apply realistic solutions. Child... Read more
Amoris Laetitia – The Great Debate
If you follow news about the Catholic Church at all, you’re already aware of an historic debate taking place in... Read more
Four Books to Read during the Coming Year
Here are four books (in no particular order) that I recommend for 2017. All are excellent and none requires specialized... Read more
