CNA Columns
Movie review: 'There be Dragons' emphasizes virtue of forgiveness
Roland Joffe’s engaging story in “There be Dragons” highlights the early life of St. Josemaría Escriva, and examines the heart... Read more
Why Jesus and religion are like two peas in a pod
Every once in a while, a video unexpectedly becomes an internet sensation, garnering attention all over the place and spreading... Read more
The crisis of marriage
Is it possible that secular liberals, some of them anyway, are starting to realize that knocking the supports out from... Read more
Effective evangelization commences with joy
One of the great icons in the Catholic Church today is Archbishop (soon to be Cardinal) Timothy Dolan of New... Read more
Gabino's fall
Something can be learned from every scandal. I lived and worked in the San Gabriel region of the Los Angeles... Read more
The dangers of wishful thinking in the Middle East
Projecting Western ideas onto the Arab Spring seriously underestimates the danger of Islamism. Read more
A persecuted church and its heroes
A recent survey has indicated something that should lift the hearts of Christians everywhere, namely, that the fastest growing religion... Read more
Favorites of the year
I will not presume to present you with the best classical recordings of 2011, but will inflict upon you my... Read more
Why is LGBT 'rights' now a US foreign policy priority?
An address by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on gay rights as a priority of U.S. policy deserves far more... Read more
The Gloria: Beautiful and Biblical
One of the most beautiful prayers in the Mass is the Gloria. Monks chant it. Composers today, like Vivaldi and... Read more
A fresh start with beauty
If 2012 resembles previous years, most of us will imagine an improved self-image in the New Year. The pursuit of... Read more
The Hobbit and the Gospel
Like Star Wars, The Divine Comedy, and Moby Dick, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is the story of a hero’s journey.... Read more
Why I loved to listen to Christopher Hitchens
I have, over the years, playfully accused some of my atheist interlocutors of being “secret Herods.” The biblical Herod arrested... Read more
The Church, beauty and the Christmas season
The Catholic Church has earned a lasting place in history for inspiring Christian culture through the literary, visual, and musical... Read more
Maybe we are expecting too little for Christmas
The problem many of us have with Christmas isn’t that we expect too much of it but that we expect... Read more
The Muslim-Catholic forum: Can you name the animals?
Late last month, 24Catholic and 24 Muslim leaders, scholars, and educators met on the east bank of the Jordan River... Read more
A Weimar moment for the Arab world
Last February, Bernard Lewis, the famous historian of the Middle East, warned that if elections were held early after the... Read more
The new evangelization
Blessed John Paul II was a thoughtful man. When he spoke, or wrote, he chose each word carefully. In 1999,... Read more
