CNA Columns
A second look at porn: Part two
“A second look at porn” is a three part series. The first installment addressed the education of freedom. This second... Read more
'Climb ev’ry mountain'
Athanasius cut a curious figure, a dwarf-like man with hooked nose, short beard, and fiery temper. Born in A.D. 295... Read more
Commonweal disputes Bishop DiMarzio about Margaret Sanger
In a Jan. 23, 2013 column entitled “Deeper Into the Culture of Death,” Bishop DiMarzio of Brooklyn drew attention to... Read more
The ultrasound generation
As we mark the solemn 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, I would like to address my column... Read more
'I have to become me, and that me has to become God'
The Christian writers of the first and second centuries paint a picture of the Early Church’s encounters with a hostile... Read more
Putting teeth back into Faith, Hope, and Love
St. Paul famously tells the Corinthians that there are “three things that last: faith, hope, and love.” At this Pauline... Read more
Why men fight
Will women in front-line combat duty change the way men behave in combat?Men fight to protect their women. Or, at... Read more
Same-sex attraction and the specter of inequality
When I first considered the question of whether civil partnerships or civil marriage should be permitted for same-sex couples, I... Read more
A second term: rhetoric to reality
Three years after he wrote the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson drafted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. With the... Read more
The Former Prosecutor
Last Spring, New York City’s Yeshiva University invited a group of bishops to a dialogue with Jewish scholars. One of... Read more
It's not our right to protect one life and snuff out another on a whim
“We're stepped out upon the world's stage now – the fate of human dignity is in our hands.”With the words... Read more
A pastoral letter on the occasion of the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,I went to college in 1968 with the idea of becoming a doctor, like my... Read more
Christianity, Islam, and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West
How does Islam impact Western culture? William Kilpatrick challenges the typical perspective in Christianity, Islam, and Atheism: The Struggle for the... Read more
Demography
The disruptive results for individuals and society spawned by the revolution in attitudes and behavior regarding sex, marriage, family, and... Read more
Victor Hugo’s re-telling of the Gospel
Just in advance of Christmas, the film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit appeared. As I and many other commentators... Read more
Catholic means ‘universal’
These first days of this New Year give me hope that 2013 will be the time when our leaders finally... Read more
The nation's other pastime
Would we Catholics feel at ease in the company of the Early Christians? Would they feel at ease in our... Read more
What pilgrimage means for peacebuilding in the Holy Land
Religion may often be thought of as a source of conflict, but there is plenty of evidence to the contrary... Read more
A second look at porn: Part one
“Poor Lily. Xavier just used her body, and not even the right side!” In his film “Damsels in Distress,” Whit... Read more
