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As a diocesan seminarian studying with the Sulpicians in Paris, a young Basil Moreau wrote to the rector at the seminary in Tessé about an unquenchable desire—about, actually, a vocation. Continue Reading »

The Vatican’s upcoming meeting on family life has spurred broad speculation about a new openness to divorced and remarried Catholics. Now commentators are searching a newly issued working document, the Instrumentum Laboris, for clues about the meeting’s direction. Continue Reading »

Good feasting should be accompanied with good music. Continuing the celebration of the Easter Octave, here are a few recommendations: This day gradual-ly came on Easter Sunday: William Byrd (c. 1540–1623), Haec Dies Continue Reading »

Tonight I’ll partake in the Maundy Thursday custom of making a mini-pilgrimage to nearby churches in order to pray before repositories of the Blessed Sacrament—to “watch one hour” with our Lord during his agony in Gethsemane. My friends and I will travel down Manhattan’s East Side, starting after the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, going to St. Catherine of Sienna, Our Lady of Peace, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Agnes, Our Savior. Continue Reading »

When the famous Ellen DeGeneres Oscar selfie appeared on my Facebook wall on Mardi Gras, modified with ash crosses, I laughed. But on Ash Wednesday, I began to worry. Continue Reading »

“Fasching—Mardi gras—is certainly not a Church festival. Yet, on the other hand, it is unthinkable apart from the Church’s calendar” begins Cardinal Ratzinger’s reflection “Mardi Gras: The Ground of Our Freedom.” Continue Reading »

With the battle raging between the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Federal government on the HHS Mandate, some writers have likened their case to the trial of St. Thomas More as seen in Robert Bolt’s play A Man for All Seasons or Fred Zinnemann’s famous film adaption. Zinnemann’s film and Bolt’s play, however, inaccurately convey Thomas More’s idea of conscience. Continue Reading »

The Edith Stein Project of the University of Notre Dame is an annual conference that seeks to articulate the authentic meaning of human dignity and sexuality. This year’s conference is on “Relationships and the Call to Love” and it’s keynote address will be given by Alasdair MacIntyre on “Edith Stein on Empathy.” Continue Reading »

Ryan T. Anderson, former assistant editor of First Things, testified before the Indiana House Judiciary Committee this past Monday. A video and a transcript of his testimony have been published at Public Discourse today.Anderson focuses on three questions: “What is marriage, why does marriage . . . . Continue Reading »

In a CNN Opinion Column, Sally Kohn has called the Little Sister of the Poor’s suit against the HHS Mandate “far-fetched” because they refuse to sign a form stating their religious exemption. She claims:Here’s the thing: No one is saying that the Little Sisters of the Poor . . . . Continue Reading »