A Roster of Saints
by Mark BauerleinArchbishop Alfred Hughes joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book Spiritual Masters. Continue Reading »
Defying Our Culture’s Fear of Death
by Mateusz StróżyńskiThe beautification of the Ulma family shows that serving God in this world requires faith that there are things worse than death.
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Cabrini’s Empire of Hope
by Jacob AdamsMother Cabrini's mission was to give people hope through charity for the body and the soul. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousIt was good to see Mark Movsesian (“Defining Religion in the Court,” June/July 2023) tackle the issue of judicial religious exemptions for the increasing numbers of religious Nones among us. But I don’t think his guideline for distinguishing “religious” claims from other, conscientious . . . . Continue Reading »
Synodality and Sanctity
by George WeigelIf October’s Synod on Synodality is going to contribute to the evangelization of a world sorely in need of holiness, then the Synod is going to have to take the saints far more seriously than its Working Document does. Continue Reading »
George Pell, Lion of the Church
by Joseph HamiltonCardinal Pell's tireless witness to the Christian faith resembles that of many great confessor bishops. Continue Reading »
Christ the Phoenix
by Hans BoersmaWith all the past persecutions of Christians in mind, what does Jesus mean when he says, “Not a hair of your head will perish”? Continue Reading »
Providence at Work in Poland
by Raymond J. de SouzaAgainst our bleak horizon, it seems impossible to hope that peace and liberty may prevail. But Providence is still at work, if hidden from our eyes. Continue Reading »
A New Patron Saint for Catholic Journalism
by George WeigelAs of May 15, Catholic journalists around the world will be able to count one of their number among the saints, as Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite killed at the Dachau concentration camp in 1942, is canonized in St. Peter’s Square. Continue Reading »
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