Poland’s Pious Forgers

by Georgia Gilholy

Zofia Kossak-Szczucka became one of the Jewish people's fiercest defenders, co-founding two underground organizations that helped Jews flee the Nazi genocide.  Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2023 0

The Upside of Risk

by Matthew B. Crawford

Is there something bold and life-affirming in faith, as there is in play? Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2023 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: #10

by Xavier Rynne II

In this absurdly busy, confused, and grasping world theater of conflicting messages on the meaning of life, and amidst direct affronts to the dignity of life and women, God is with us. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2023 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: SPECIAL EDITION 3

by Xavier Rynne II

Holiness is that which is essentially divine, categorically unlike any quality, even the loveliest, extant in creation.  Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2023 0

The Unexpected Blessing of a Jigsaw Puzzle

by John Wilson

I treasure one recurring experience of assembling these puzzles. Continue Reading »

20 Oct 2023 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: #9

by Xavier Rynne II

In order for the Church to advance her noble mission in the world, she remains in continuous need of deeply learned, faithful, and innovative leaders, within the Church and throughout the wider culture. Continue Reading »

20 Oct 2023 0

“Never Again,” Again

by Faydra Shapiro

I thought wrinkly old Mrs. Steinberg with her scary stories was just stuck living in the bad old past. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2023 0

Dylan Mulvaney and the Real Clash of Civilizations

by Carl R. Trueman

The last weeks indicate that the big question of our day is “What, if anything, is a human being?” Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2023 0

Questions to Enliven Synod-2023

by George Weigel

If the call to “inclusivity” means blunting the sharp edges of the gospel, then that call is not a work of the Holy Spirit. Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2023 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD - 2023: SPECIAL EDITION 2

by Xavier Rynne II

The question of whether the Church has the authority to ordain women to the diaconate, as the diaconate is understood according to the ancient tradition of the Church, would seem to be a non-question. Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2023 0