The Jewels of England
by Benedict KielyThe saints of England can provide inspiration to build anew England's spiritual and moral framework. Continue Reading »
Superheroes and Saints
by Alexi SargeantStan Lee wrote heroes at a human scale whom we could relate to very directly, whose triumphs we could cheer, and hopefully emulate. Continue Reading »
Callistus I
by Mike AquilinaTertullian tore his dalmatic.Hippolytus had a cow.Both became schismaticwhen Callistus stood the prow. He had a heart for sinners,for concubines and such.His patience with beginnersthey found a bit too much. They fled from the forgiving,the laxity and taints.But there’s hope for all us livingif . . . . Continue Reading »
The Hidden Splendor of
the Church
by Jane Sloan Peters
As the McCarrick story unraveled, three young laypeople advanced along the path to sainthood. Continue Reading »
Mother Seton and the American Crisis
by William Doino Jr.If American Catholics are looking for a Christian role model during these turbulent times, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton—the first American-born saint—is a wonderful choice. Continue Reading »
A Papal Tutor of Heroic Virtue
by George WeigelTo teach prayer and holiness to edgy adolescents is no small achievement. To do it under the pressures of a homicidal Nazi Occupation is remarkable. To do it with a future pope means that Jan Tyranowski’s lessons extend far beyond Dębniki and touch the entire world. Continue Reading »
Shūsaku Endō’s Swamp
by John T. R. TerrySilence questions whether Christianity can take root in the swamp of Japan—echoing medieval tales of bringing the Gospel to hostile territory. Continue Reading »
Mother Teresa’s Inspiration Day and Ours
by Br. Michael BaggotThose of us who aspire to transform the public square with some fraction of St. Teresa’s success would do well to imitate first her unyielding attention to divine communion and spiritual discernment of the signs of the times. Continue Reading »
Segregated in Death
by Peter J. LeithartIt is hard to mourn together while we have different understandings of death and the sacred. Continue Reading »
John Paul II's “Beloved Krakow”
by George WeigelSeveral years ago, Father Raymond de Souza, one of my fellow faculty members at an annual Kraków-based summer seminar on Catholic social doctrine, made a trenchant observation about the city John Paul II used to call “my beloved Kraków.” Kraków, Father de Souza observed, was the city where . . . . Continue Reading »
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