CNA Columns
Catholic Education: 'Charged with the Grandeur of God'
In the late second century, Cyril of Alexandria established a catechetical school in Egypt, the first of its kind. In... Read more
'The Giver' and the fading memory of Christianity
Lois Lowry’s 1993 novel The Giver has garnered a very wide audience over the past two decades, since it has... Read more
Bringing Up Baby
With the opening of another school year, the spotlight shines on the education of America’s children and young adults. At... Read more
The Ice Bucket Challenge’s ethical surprise
From Conan O’Brien to little kids inspired to help those in need, people across the country have taken up the... Read more
Why I love my invisible friend
One of the favorite taunts of the New Atheists is that religious people believe in an “invisible friend.” They are... Read more
The Caregiver
The 36-Hour Day (Grand Central Life & Style) is a handbook familiar to many caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and... Read more
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: A Man for Others, a Universal Treasure
As the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since 1984, Dr. Anthony Fauci, an immunologist, is regularly invited... Read more
The Korean Martyrs, the Victory of Christ
On Aug. 17 Pope Francis stood at an altar in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace, the palace of a dynasty that... Read more
New Bible translation – The Message – is a notable achievement
Recently, I completed a 30-day Ignatian retreat in Los Angeles (I hope you are all impressed!). The central feature of... Read more
St. Maximilian Kolbe and living in the present tense
On August 14th the Catholic Church celebrates the life of a man who died wearing the notorious stripes of Auschwitz.... Read more
New edition of Luis Lucia’s Psalter of my Hours casts light on Father Marcial Maciel’s appropriated version
The new edition by Vicent Comes Iglesia in the Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos of Luis Lucia Lucia’s Salterio de mis... Read more
The danger of being a Christian
In 2013, about 100 million Christians were persecuted and/or martyred around the world simply because of their faith; this number... Read more
War on intimacy
The changes that have taken place in the 20th century are mind boggling. The elderly among us were born in... Read more
The Common Core controversy
Longer ago than I care to remember, I spent three years working for a Washington-based national education organization. I liked... Read more
Be a saint, change the world
“Today it is very fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately it is very unfashionable to talk with them.” Mother... Read more
The glorious cross of Edith Stein
When Edith Stein entered the order of Discalced Carmelite nuns in 1933, she assumed the name of Teresa Blessed by... Read more
Iraq’s Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako: a Voice in the Desert
"It is time to take a principled stand: the situation calls for concrete action, a gesture of solidarity in the... Read more
A treasury of blessing and gift for the world, concluded
Despite the distress and unrest in the world, nothing can dispel the truth that we live in a universe of... Read more
A Saint for everybody
Recently, a dear friend of mine asked me for advice. Her father had just been diagnosed with terminal cancer and,... Read more
Immigrant children: refugees from failed states
Bishop Anthony Taylor, ordinary of the Diocese of Little Rock, released a statement concerning the young immigrants who have arrived... Read more
