The West isn’t particularly baby-positive right now. “For the past 70 years, our culture has served young women a steady diet of messages potent enough to make some women question … Continued
As we move deeper into January 2026 and reflect back on 2025, at least from a technology perspective, it is already clear that last year was when various artificial intelligence … Continued
A colleague and I recently chatted about the “lows” of the post-Christmas season. We had both taken down our Christmas decorations and were discussing the ways in which our energy … Continued
In chapters 24 to 26 of The Spiritual Combat, Italian priest and author Lorenzo Scupoli presents three interconnected disciplines as indispensable strategies for victory in spiritual warfare: the strict governance … Continued
The following editorial appeared in the Jan. 11 issue of The Catholic Register. The familiar claim that war solves nothing must be balanced off with the acknowledged wisdom that peace … Continued
When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, many of us are divided into two distinct camps: the keeners – the same people who love September for the new pencils and … Continued
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Is 49:3, 5–6Second Reading: 1 Cor 1:1–3Gospel Reading: Jn 1:29–34 This Sunday’s readings seem to continue the theme of the Epiphany: God’s … Continued
Conversations with friends reveal that their search for entertainment at home, like mine, yields mixed results. Confrontation by a dismaying number of choices on a particular streaming service does not … Continued
In chapters 21 through 23 of The Spiritual Combat, priest and spiritual writer Lorenzo Scupoli (1530–1610) shows how every sensory experience can become a ladder of ascent to God. Our … Continued
Have you ever felt like the end was near late at night as you lie wide awake because you can’t fall asleep? You may feel like you can’t continue living … Continued