Why the Negative Is a Positive
COMMENTARY: Thus, the Vatican’s instruction that it cannot bless same-sex unions protects the transformative value of the sacraments.
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Democracy in the Post-Truth Era
COMMENTARY: Democratic society thrives on truth. In the absence of truth, society drifts toward totalitarianism.
10 Things To Remember Before Deciding Not to Return To Mass
COMMENTARY: There is no better spiritual food for Catholics that what they receive in the Eucharist.
Super Bowl Sunday: Why We Love to Watch Team Sports
COMMENTARY: As former Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren once remarked, “I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.”
The Triumph of the Outcast
COMMENTARY: All great stories are counter-cultural. And all great stories are usually best appreciated in retrospect.
The 10th Commandment Gives Fair Warning About Envy
COMMENTARY: We are different in many ways, both by nature and by achievement. These differences should not cause us to covet what we don’t have or envy one another.
The United States Could Use Another Visionary Like James Harlan
COMMENTARY: The Iowa senator in 1863 introduced a national fast day.
The ‘Kairos’ and ‘Chronos’ of Christ’s Nativity
The incarnation of the Son of God is the most momentous event in all of human history.
Christ’s Mandate Couldn’t Be Clearer — Even in a Pandemic
COMMENTARY: The loss of economic and social opportunities does not translate into the loss of one’s fundamental obligation to love.
This Thanksgiving, Put Your Hands Together for God
COMMENTARY: Giving thanks to God during a crisis may be the purest form of giving thanks since it recognizing something that deserves thanks in the midst of widespread suffering. It also expresses the hope that things will improve.
